John 1:4-5 ‘In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
- DAILY READING – Galatians 1; Jeremiah 47-48; Psalm 142
In 2013, a 13 year old boy, Richard Turere, received a standing ovation at TED (Technology Entertainment Design). His presentation of his invention, illustrated the power of light to keep away wild beasts. Turere, traveled from his home in Nairobi to Long Beach California, to give the talk.
Turere is a young cattle herder who began herding his family’s cattle when he was only 9 years old. He spoke about how they had experienced a very big problem with lions that every day killed at least two of their cows. Frustrated by the lions’ ongoing threat to his family’s livelihood, Turere had to find a way of solving this problem. He experimented with a few items on the farm, including setting up scarecrows, but these did not seem to scare the lions. However, one night, when he walked around the cowshed with a flashlight, he realized the lions didn’t come,. He then discovered that moving light was effective in keeping away the lions. From there, Turere designed a series of flashing LED bulbs around the livestock enclosure, that flickered on and off, tricking the lions into believing that someone was walking around with a flashlight. With this presence of light, the lions were kept permanently away. Turere set up similar inventions for their neighbors at no cost and today, his light invention are used all over Kenya to keep away predators including leopards, cheetahs and elephants. Since the story of Turere’s invention hit the TED stage, he has become somewhat of a teen celebrity. He was given a scholarship to study at Brookhouse International School outside Nairobi and he has been profiled on CNN, National Geographic and other global news services.
Indeed the world is a wild place, and one way to spiritually keep off the evil beasts is to keep our light constantly burning through a fervent prayer life. As long as we remain spiritually hot and on fire, demonic evil beasts will stay far away from us.
Leviticus 6:13 says ‘The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.’
We are to keep our fire burning always. That way, we will be too hot for any devil to handle. And we keep our fire by constantly putting in the wood of God’s Word.
Proverbs 26:20 says ‘Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out:’
We need to feed on God’s Word to keep our fire burning. When you carry The Word of God inside of you, you are carrying God inside of you. And when you carry God your victory is guaranteed. This is why the victory that overcomes the world is faith because faith comes from the Word. Each time you step out carrying The Word of God inside of you, demons see you and flee. Remember, how during His earthly ministry, Jesus would be coming down the road and demons would recognize Him and begin screaming. The same thing happens when they see The Word inside of you. The Word shines as light within you. John 1:4-5 says ‘In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.’
The Word within you shines as light, and this is what darkness sees and flees. Philippians 2;15-16 says that we are the sons of God, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom we shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life…’ As we hold forth The Word of life, we keep the evil beasts away from us. Indeed when you keep the light of The Word burning in the midst of your heart, everything that represents darkness will always keep far away from you.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for igniting my heart afresh today with Your divine fire. And as the light of Your Word shines in my heart, every spiritual evil beast shall stay permanently away from me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained victorious end for you.