A Light That Overcomes The Darkness

 1 Peter 2:9 says: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

I am not who I once was, Defined by all the things I've done, Afraid my shame would be exposed, Afraid of really being known, But then you gave my heart a home, So I walked out of the darkness and into the light, From fear of shame into the hope of life, Mercy called my name and made a way to fly, Out of the darkness and into the light, With years of keeping secrets safe, Wondering if I could change, 'Cause when you're hiding all alone, Your heart can turn into a stone And that's not the way I want to go

So I walk out of the darkness and into the light, From fear of shame into the hope of life, Mercy called my name and made a way to fly, Out of the darkness and into the light, There's no place I would rather be

Your light is Marvelous, Your light is Marvelous, You have come to set us free, You are Marvelous, Your light is Marvelous.

I was a wretch, I remember who I was, I was lost, I was blind, I was running out of time, Sin separated

The breach was far too wide, But from the far side of the chasm, You held me in your sight, So You made a way, Across the great divide, Left behind Heaven's throne, To build it here inside, And there at the cross, You paid the debt I owed, Broke my chains, freed my soul, For the first time I had hope, Thank you Jesus for the blood applied, Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white, Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life, Brought me from the darkness into glorious light.

Give Light, And The Darkness Will Disappear Of It's Self.

I want us to take a look at some scriptures because I wanted to share those things first before we read more to understand the message and the hidden message of why I chose this study.

Psalm 119 verse 105, Matthew 5 verse 16, Psalm 27 verse 1, 1 John 1 verse 5, Ephesians 5 verse 8, Genesis 1 verse 3, John 9 verse 5, John 8 verse 12, John 11 verse 10, Luke 1 verse 79, 1 John 1 verse 6, Romans 13 verse 12.

In the scriptures we read and the one I read in the beginning, along with sharing two songs and one quote, the message we get and the hidden message of why I chose this to be my study for this Wednesday is because I didn't know what I wanted to talk about, so I went to Bible Gateway for inspiration, and the verse I shared in the beginning is one that then prompted me to look up lyrics that had the words light and darkness and then look up quotes that talked about those words too. So then shortly after that I called a friend of mine who was a pastor and lives in California on messenger and I told him that I wouldn't keep him long but here is how God used me to come up with the topic.

Now the title reminds me of what is mainly titled for the God's Not Dead Movie series and that is A Light In Darkness, now in that movie if you ever watched it, you know the storyline and what kind of trouble we are still facing today but if we can be that light or be a light that can overcome the darkness of which the enemy tries to steal, kill, and destroy our joy and happiness and not let God lead us to the path of the plans He has for us which are to prosper, but not to harm, but to give us a hope and a future then what are we doing? I mean what are we truly doing? Are we letting the enemy win and say alright, I can't overcome the darkness of the storm I'm in and I am a little tired, so you win? Or are we saying, God I know I'm going through the darkness of a storm and I know it's a rough patch, but can you please help me be A Light That Overcomes The Darkness that the enemy wants to try to keep me from growth in my Faith and Relationship with You? When you look at these questions and you reflect on these words, you see that no matter how many times the enemy wants to destroy and make us live a life filled with fear and darkness and not let God's light shine through us and let His Words be a lamp unto our feet a light unto our path, you see the bigger picture where God will always light our way, where He will be a light unto our path, a light unto our feet and He will give us the hope and future that we need.

We are indeed the light of the world but only if the switch is turned on. Now with this quote, it brings me back to the message and the questions meant to reflect to not only help you where you are in your own journey with God but to have you be able to later have courage to help somebody in need of it.

Though I sit in darkness, The Lord will be my Light. You see that goes back to scriptures of how God is the Light of Our World how we can be the Light, but also be A Light That Overcomes The Darkness that the enemy would want us to stay in for a long period of time with out ever letting our light shine.

There is a candle in every soul, Some brightly burning, some dark and cold, There is a Spirit who brings fire, Ignites a candle and makes His home, Carry your candle, run to the darkness, Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn, Hold out your candle for all to see it, Take your candle, and go light your world, Take your candle, and go light your world, Frustrated brother, see how he's tried to, Light his own candle some other way, See now your sister, she's been robbed and lied to, Still holds a candle without a flame, Carry your candle, run to the darkness, Seek out the lonely, the tired and worn, Hold out your candle for all to see it, Take your candle, and go light your world, Take your candle, and go light your world, We are a family whose hearts are blazing, So let's raise our candles and light up the sky, Praying to our Father, in the name of Jesus, Make us a beacon in darkest times, Carry your candle, run to the darkness, Seek out the helpless, deceived and poor, Hold out your candle for all to see it, Take your candle, and go light your world.

This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine, Oh, this little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine, This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine, Let it shine, all the time, let it shine. Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m going to let it shine, Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m going to let it shine, Let it shine, all the time, let it shine. Don’t let Satan [blow] it out! I’m going to let it shine, Don’t let Satan [blow] it out! I’m going to let it shine, Don’t let Satan [blow] it out! I’m going to let it shine, Let it shine, all the time, let it shine.

I woke up this morning, Saw a world full of trouble now, thought, How'd we ever get so far down, and

How's it ever gonna turn around, So I turned my eyes to Heaven, I thought, "God, why don't You do something?" Well, I just couldn't bear the thought of, People living in poverty, Children sold into slavery, The thought disgusted me, So, I shook my fist at Heaven, Said, "God, why don't You do something?" He said, "I did, yeah, I created you" (now listen) If not us, then who, If not me and you, Right now, it's time for us to do something, yeah, If not now, then when, Will we see an end, To all this pain, Oh, it's not enough to do nothing, It's time for us to do something, I'm so tired of talking about, How we are God's hands and feet, But it's easier to say than to be, Live like angels of apathy who tell ourselves, It's alright, "somebody else will do something", Well, I don't know about you, But I'm sick and tired of life with no desire, I don't want a flame, I want a fire and I wanna be the one who stands up and says, "I'm gonna do something", If not us, then who, If not me and you, Right now, it's time for us to do something, yes it is, come on, If not now, then when, Will we see an end To all this pain, Oh oh, it's not enough to do nothing, It's time for us to do something, We are the salt of the earth, We are a city on a hill, We're never gonna change the world, By standing still, No, we won't stand still, No, we won't stand still, No, we won't stand still, No.

In these last little things that I wanted to share I like to think that each of these things will bring us back to what matters in the Heart Of God, which is being A Light That Overcomes The Darkness of what the enemy tries to tell us which are lies and start believing more in the truth that becomes the Light Of Christ who gives us strength to do all things through Him and be overtaken by the Darkness of Fear, but overcome that and be A Light to those around us, so that they too can be A Light that overcomes it all.