Read: Ephesians 1:15-23
Watch:https://bibleproject.com/videos/wisdom-ecclesiastes/
From Darkness to Dazzling Light
Imagine groping in darkness—not merely the slight confusion of waving your hands in front of you to avoid an unseen object. This isn’t about the sting of stubbing a toe or the sudden pain of stepping on a LEGO. So many people exist in a profound, existential darkness, stumbling helplessly through life. Everything they know and all they do is cloaked in this shadow.
Most are only vaguely aware that something is wrong, perhaps in those rare, quiet moments of reflection, or more often, when a crisis hits. This vulnerability is often when they become most open to a new reality. As they hear the Good News, the Spirit gently pricks their heart.
They believe.
The Burst of Divine Brilliance
Suddenly, their hearts are flooded with light! The goodness and grace of God burst upon their life! Just as the sun crests the horizon and brilliant rays flood the plain, so too does the Light, Jesus Christ Himself, inundate their heart and life. Where they once groped in darkness without hope, they now possess the confident hope of one who has received a rich and glorious inheritance—not of wealth, but of a relationship with the incredible greatness of God. All the promises in His Word are now theirs.
Walking in the Light
If you’re reading this, you’ve most likely experienced this transition. You were once in slavery and bondage to sin, but then the light of Christ flooded your heart and life. Your chains are gone, and you now walk in His light.
My prayer for you is that your heart will be continually flooded with this light—the steady, continuing light of the Word that casts away all remaining darkness and fear.
- Are you daily praying for the Light of Jesus Christ to saturate your heart and life?
- Are you reading and meditating on the Word to fully grasp the confident hope He has given you?
- Are you actively partnering with the Holy Spirit as the incredible greatness of God’s power is revealed through your belief?
Jesus declared, “I am the Light of the World” (John 8:12). He is the integrating center of all things! Then He told His followers, “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). You are the light because you carry the Light of Jesus.
The Apostle John further clarified this relationship: “If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
Are you walking in the Light? Are you being the light for another? Are you faithfully pointing the spotlight on Christ?
Pray: Lord, send your Light! Illuminate my heart and life, giving me confident hope. Help me to be your light to others, to give you Glory by sharing your Good News!
Discussion Questions:
1. The experience of “groping in darkness” is contrasted with being “flooded with light.” Beyond the initial conversion experience, what does “groping in darkness” look like in a believer’s daily life, and what practical steps can we take to ensure we are “continually flooded with light”?
2. Our inheritance is not wealth, but a “relationship with the incredible greatness of God.” What specific, tangible changes in your perspective, priorities, or actions have resulted from realizing this deep relationship is your primary inheritance?
3. Jesus said, “I am the Light of the World,” and then “You are the light of the world.” How do we balance the need to constantly point the spotlight on Christ (as the source of the Light) with our responsibility to “be the light for another” (through our actions and witness)?
Where is the line between reflecting the light and taking ownership of it?
4. “Walking in the light” means “union (with God and others).”
How has your relationship with God directly impacted the quality and depth of your relationships with other people, particularly those within the faith community?