Psalm 119:130
“The entrance of Thy Words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple”
- DAILY READING Matthew 6:19-34; Exodus 35:1-36:38; Proverbs 16
Recently innovations in policing was undertaken by the New York Police Department. One of these innovations is a major control study in New York City which has proved and demonstrated that lighting cut night-time crime by 39 per cent.
In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the New York City Police Department and the New York City Housing Authority, the scientific research team designed a six-month randomized controlled trial in areas which had elevated levels of crime. Nearly 80 public housing developments in New York City participated in the six-month controlled trial. In this experiment about half of the housing development areas received new, temporary street lights, and half did not.
The study found that the areas that received the new lights immediately experienced lowered crime rates. The results of the lights project has proved to the New York Police department that it is possible to reduce crime and, at the same time, lower its prison population, through lighting up major areas of the city at night. .
One major way governments have been fighting crimes is by lighting up dark streets and corners. Hitherto crime zones once flooded with light had criminal activities drastically reduce. Criminals like to hide under the cover of darkness to carry out their evil activities. But when light comes and they have no more hiding place they are forced to quit the area.
Spiritually also man is oppressed from the regions of darkness. The psalmist says that the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. It is the dark regions in a man’s life that gives room to the operations of darkness.. But when light comes every darkness must disappear. What you need to guarantee victory against the operations of evil forces is an introduction of the light of God’s Word. It doesn’t matter the trial or challenge facing you. The Bible declares, “And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. [John 1:5.]
Any challenge faced by any man is from the region of darkness. This includes sickness, failure and repetitive evil cycles. You cannot fight darkness in darkness! The solution to every work of darkness is introduction of light. You cannot wrestle sickness in ignorance; what you need to do is to go into God’s Word and find out God’s promises for your health and wellbeing and introduce that Word into this area of darkness and darkness will naturally flee, because light and darkness don’t struggle for right of place. ‘The entrance of Thy Words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple” [Psalm 119:130]
This means that it is your responsibility to access The Word that will give the light to dispel every darkness in your life. The Psalmist prayed: “Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law” [Psalms 119:18.]
As you begin today to flood your life with the light of The Word of God every darkness will disappear from around you. From today may your life be permanently flooded with light as you commit to constant study of God’s Word!
PRAYER: Lord, help me to keep my life covered by Your light so that there will be no hiding place for darkness in my life. Please destroy spiritual laziness in my life and give a fresh appetite for constant study of Your Word, so that faith can arise in my heart to access the victory You have ordained for me in Jesus Name.
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Illuminate your world, for you are a star destined to shine- – WORDBITE 222.