Psalm 119 v 130 "The entrance of thy words giveth light" ( KJV)
Have you ever been in a dark room and turned on a light only to have it blow out within seconds?
Its interesting that for the few seconds that the light was on is enough to help you remember where things were positioned on the room but not enough to help you really search confidently for whatever item you were looking for.
My dictionary defines darkness as 'the absence of illumination'
We all desperately need illumination in dark places, especially on ground we are not familiar with !
Illumination is defined as 'supplying with light' or 'the state of being illuminated'
I want to connect this with 2 Peter 1:19 which tell us that "The prophetic word is a sure thing and we do very well to heed it , its a light that shines in a dark place and the day will dawn and the morning star will rise in your hearts "
( I like the Amplified versions very expressive way of putting it : And we have the prophetic word [made] firmer still. You will do well to pay close attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dismal (squalid and dark) place, until the day breaks through [the gloom] and the Morning Star rises ([a]comes into being) in your hearts).
This scripture talks about the word coming into being in our souls it speaks to me of the light overtaking the darkness and having a more permanent place in our hearts. So I see that not only do we need the "entrance: of Gods word but we need to "heed" it and "pay close attention" to it ............and in doing so we RETAIN that light !
12/17/2009
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About Me
Im a christian and have been for 20 years - I believe God is taking me on a journey into an area where I can reach the unchurched.. I found a webpage that is assisting me called Community of Hope http://www.communityofhope.org.au/about I have also been reading a book called "Beyond Prediction, The Tarot and your Spirituality" I work with many new agers and I desire to be a witness to them by 'being all things to all men' I have just finished a 6 year Chaplaincy in a local College and I am now I have found myself working in a feminist organization as a support worker for women in crisis. I see many women with mental health issues, domestic violence victims, drug and alcohol users and women at risk of homelesness. I have discovered that many women thank the "universe" for divine intevrention in their lives and am only just learning about a spirituality that exists in the secular world that I was only vaguely aware of up until now. I recently attended a " spiritual retreat" held by my workplace which astounded me. Two women, one an ex catholic nun and one still a nun held a three day workshop on inner healing and connecting with "love" that they originally put together within a Christian content. They have secularised it for the world and organizations like the one I work for utilize their services. Although I could connect the dots athere was no mention of God or Jesus. I believe that its one thing to learn the tarot or use other pagan rituals to evangelize and glorify God but to havebeen given a healing tool and allow people to believe that it was whichever god they choose who healed them is another ... "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of salvation unto those that believe " Romans 1 v 16
Travelling Light
Jesus is alive !