The Light Of God In Your Spirit
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD,
searching all the inward parts of the belly
(Proverbs 20:27).
You can never know God except from your
spirit; that’s where His light shines. His Word is
His light (Psalm 119:105). Job 18:5-6 reveals something
interesting. It says, “Yea, the light of the wicked shall
be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his
candle shall be put out with him.” The wicked here
refers to someone who’s non-conforming to the Word;
it’s the description of a man or woman who’s rebellious
against the Word of God—deliberately or indirectly.
For such a person’s lamp to be put out means it
was on before, which means he’s someone who had
been given the light of God’s Word and he rejected
it; he turned away from God. Some people are that
way; they forget God; they’ve closed their hearts—their
spirits—to His Word. I’m not talking about the heathen;
the heathen doesn’t have light at all, and never had
it.
Nevertheless, for such people who never had the
light of God or whose light has been put out, all they
need is to receive the light of God’s Word into their
spirits. Psalm 119:130 says, “The entrance of thy words
giveth light….” God’s Word brings illumination to your
spirit and gives you insight into reality.
Notice that the scripture doesn’t say God’s Word
gives light; rather, it’s the entrance of God’s Word that
gives light; entrance where? Your spirit! The Word has
to gain entrance into your spirit to produce results.
Suddenly, you’re awakened to spiritual realities; your
path is flooded with light; darkness and negative
circumstances are dispelled, and God’s glory and His
abundant provisions become real to you.
In Psalm 18:28, the psalmist said, “For thou wilt
light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my
darkness.” We read that the spirit of man is the candle
of the Lord, thus the entrance of His Word into the
spirit (candle) of the one whose light is out, will give
him light. If he’d open his spirit to the Word, the storms
of life will no longer obscure his vision.
Fill your heart with the Word. Make it your
compass for navigating through the storms of life.
Prayer
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the light of your Word that
lightens my heart, enlightening my life. I function in, and by the
precision of the Spirit, because I see with your light, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
Further study:
Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 1:17-19 AMPC
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 9:33-50
Numbers 9-10
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Acts 23:11-21
Psalm 52-54