The righteous teach

"Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers." Psalm 141.5

A righteous person teaches and those who are also righteous learn. For them, although the learning process may be painful or feel like an act of injustice, they know it is for their own good and accept it with gratitude.
But it is not so with the wicked, that is, those who are born of the flesh. They feel it as injustice, complain, get hurt, angry, do not accept it and even want revenge. But it is only natural, after all, the darkness hates the works of the light.

Who follows Me?

"Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, 'I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.'" John 8.12

Walking in the Light is living with a clear conscience, detoxified of any impurity of this evil world. It is to live at peace with oneself and especially with the Holy Spirit.
Living in darkness is to be subject to the immorality imposed by the corrupting society.

Weed

"But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away." Matthew 13.25

While the children of light sleep and get distracted, the devil sows his children in their midst to corrupt them and draw them back to darkness, whether it is through dating, marriage or any other form of partnerships.
Those who are wise are careful not to get involved with the children of darkness under any circumstances.

THE DIFFERENCE

"In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother."     1 John 3.10

Just like light and darkness are different, the children of God are also different from the children of the devil. Jesus was the example of the Son of God and the hypocritical Pharisees were an example of the children of the devil. 
To obey the Word of God is to practice His righteousness.

LIKE A WAVE OF THE SEA

"But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind."    James 1.6

Just like a ray of light breaks through the darkness, faith does the same with doubts. But that does not mean that doubt will give up. Persevering in believing what is written in the Word of God is the only way to get rid of your doubts. 

LIGHT OF THE WORLD

"You are the light of the world..." Matthew 5:14

Light is energy. Those who are born of the Holy Spirit are the Divine energy in this world. Why? What's their purpose?
When Jesus was on Earth, he gave life to the dead, enlightened those who were in darkness and lifted up the fallen. Those who are born of God have a mission, which is to give the most of themselves in favor of rescuing those who are in the darkness.

DISCERNMENT

"For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light."Psalm 36:9

Existence began with light. Life begins with light. Only those who are truly born of the Spirit of God have the Light of eternal life. As a result, they are able to discern what is good and what is bad for their life.

Lamp

"The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart." Proverbs 20:27

God knows when the lamp of the man is off, for the light of His counsel is not in his thoughts.

The Light you need

“I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8.12

If you don't follow the Lord Jesus, you don't really understand life. You're blind and you don't even know it. You walk in darkness, that's why you fall and get hurt all the time. Being spiritually blind is worst than being physically blind.

My Lamp

For You will light my lamp; the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. Psalms 18:28

The Spirit of God give vision for those who are His to know how to choose what's good, and so avoid evil with the light of His Word.

Hidden

"He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him."

Daniel 2:22

In the same way that one needs to dig the earth for precious stones, so is the Word of God, hidden treasure. Even in darkness, if sought, its Light is revealed.

Before people

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

Matthew 5: 16

Wherever the people of God pass, His Light shines in such a way that people around them feel touched to wonder about His Greatness. It is with much respect that we live this.

Your light

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

Matthews 5:16

Our stay here in Israel with the Sisterhood has called the attention of many pedestrians. According to them, there's something different in us. They asked to take pictures with us, they were impressed.

Then we went to have lunch. The restaurant was empty but we attracted new clients. The manager insisted that we return for something in us made her feel good. Obviously, all these people didn't know that it was the perfume of the Holy Spirit in us that made the difference.

It has been extremely rewarding to serve our Heavenly Father with living testimonies of His Son Jesus Christ.

Light

"For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us."

2 Corinthians 4:6-7


In Jesus, God's desire was fulfilled on shining His light on those His Spirit has chosen, regardless of their merits, but by faith.

Straight

"Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face."

Psalms 5:8


Those who live in the Light will always have darkness as their adversaries. But the Lord is faithful to those who trust in Him and He'll make their paths straight.

LAMPSTAND

"Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light." Luke 8:16

There are some people who are embarrassed to take a stand for their faith and don't tell anyone about their beliefs. They live in the midst of the unbelievers, have the same lingo and superficial taste. But those who have received the true Light, the fire of the Holy Spirit burns within them the desire to please and proclaim their beloved Lord.

Moment of Despair

"There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!” Psalm 4:6

There are many crying out in affliction in this world. But the Lord only reveals Himself to the sincere of heart. Somehow, they end up getting to know the Everlasting of Israel.