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Let the light shine in the darkness!
Posted by Lev/Christopher on April 15, 2010 at 11:47am in Inspirations / Devotionals
Matthew 16:13-16 When Yah'shua came into the coasts of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the
Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist:
some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and
said, Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living Elohim.
This groundbreaking conversation took place at Caesarea Phillipi, which
lies today in the modern day reserve of the Banias in the Golan Heights
region of Israel. The city was established by Ptolemaic Greeks, a
Hellenistic community where the worship of the god Pan was centered.
Reviled by the Jews of Yah'shua's time and considered by them the most
idolatrous place in the entire Galilee, to this day it remains a place
of nature worship and deep paganism.
Why did Yah'shua (Jesus) deliberately take his disciples to the most
sinful, pagan place to reveal who He was? Why not in the temple courts,
or the tomb of Jeremiah or one of the prophets, where He might feel
more at home and welcomed? No, Yah'shua revealed who He really was...
in the darkest corner of Israel.
Now that tells me that the Master is not shy about shining His light in
dark places, and that includes the ones inside me. Psalm 139 tells me
that He is intimately acquainted with all of them –that I can forget
about keeping secrets from Him. It seems He rather delights in walking
into enemy territory and taking ground. Those areas of my life that I
don’t want anyone else to see, (and usually can hide from them) – He
wants to visit, speak His word, illuminate and cleanse the place! The
places where I'm darkest and weakest are His greatest opportunities to
be glorified through repentance, transformation, and healing.
Take time to open before Yahweh the dark areas of your life, trusting
in His perfect and patient love for you. He wants to reveal His
forgiveness and beauty right where you are most ashamed and miserable.
The gates of Hell shall not prevail against a saint whose faith and
courage invite Yeshua deep into the hidden areas of his soul, to be
cleansed and given over to Him.
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