JANUARY 26
HE LIGHTS MY CANDLE
“For Thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.”
(Psalm 18:28)
Among the proverbs of Solomon, we read, “The spirit of man is the candle of the
Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly,” (Prov. 20:27). “For what man
knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?” (I Cor.
2:11). Although a man’s ‘spirit’ is his ‘candle’, yet he walks in darkness until
such a time as God lights that candle, till God quickens us by His holy Spirit,
and His light shines within.
Christendom’s tradition teaches that God will light the candle of a few, and
take them to heaven, while the vast majority of mankind is doomed to eternity in
some hell. But the Word declares, concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, “He was the
true Light, which lighteth EVERY man that cometh into the world,” (John 1:9).
Though it be “EVERY MAN in his own order”, (I Corinthians 15:23), nevertheless,
“by Christ shall ALL be made alive”. God will not abandon His creation with the
process only half done – just the natural creation brought forth. “First the
natural, afterwards that which is spiritual,” (I Cor. 15:46). Thus, He has
purposed “that in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather
together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on
earth; even IN Him,” (Eph. 1:10). This purpose shall be fulfilled. Brought into
the LIFE of Christ, so that every creature shall know the blessing of that
finished work of redemption, the creative work that results in a spiritual
creation.
Then shall be fulfilled the promise, “The people that walked in darkness have
seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon
them hath the light shined,” (Isaiah 9:2).
When God lights our candle, it is to make us one with the light, so that in turn
He might send us forth to bring light to those who are in darkness. “I will give
thee to be a light to the nations, that thou mayest be My salvation unto the end
of the earth.” (Isaiah 49:6).
Ray Prinzing
Sister Doris Prinzing
1130 Allumbaugh St. Apt 257
Boise, Id 83704-8700
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