John 1:5 ‘And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

DAILY READING – -Matthew 14:22-36; Leviticus 22-23; Proverbs 31

The use of fire to keep wild beasts away during the night is a basic survival tip for campers. Many people who have survived nights in dangerous forests were often able to do so by maintaining a campfire all night long. In 2016, this was the case with a woman in Tucson Arizona who got lost in the forests.

On March 31 2016, Ann Rodgers was driving to Phoenix, when she took two wrong turns and ended up on a dirt road in eastern Arizona. When her hybrid car ran out of gas and then the car’s electric power died, she found herself stranded.  Not able to get a signal on her cellphone, she decided to go further up to a higher ground, to search for a signal, but in the process, she ended up losing her direction. And as she walked further  down the road looking for a sign of people, she only ended up wading deeper into the forest. And for nine days she found herself lost and wandering in the wilderness. However, she was able to survive, due to application of basic survival skills she had learned from a survival course. During the days she ate plants and drank pond water, and at night, she kept away the wild beasts by gathering enough wood to keep a campfire burning all night long. Fortunately she had a lighter with her, with which she made the fires. With no rescue in sight, she continually cried out to God for help. And finally on April 9, Rescue helicopters that had been searching for her, were able to find and rescue her.

One of the major reasons for her survival was because she had fire with her, which helped  to keep the night beasts away. Fire usually scares animals off and threatens them to move away.

The same thing applies spiritually. When we are filled with the light of The Word of God, darkness is kept far away from us.

1 John 5;19 tells us that the whole world lies in wickedness. And Psalm 74:20 says the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. Ephesians 6:12 further says ‘For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.’

All these scriptures clearly depict the spiritually dark state of the world. The fact is that man is under siege by the hosts of darkness, and the only hope of survival is the light of God’s Word. This is the light that shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.  We are living at a very crucial time on earth now and many destinies are under serious contention. This is why as a believer you can no longer afford to live carelessly. We must let the light of God’s Word shine brightly through us so as to keep the evil beasts  away. Anytime light comes in, darkness must bow out, there is no argument between light and darkness. We must go for the Light of The Word if we are to survive the darkness of this world. We also keep our lights burning through fervent prayers, especially when we pray in the Holy Ghost.

James 5:16 lets us know that effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

The baptism of The Holy Spirit is the baptism of fire. The more we pray in the Holy Ghost, the more we become too spiritually hot for any devil to handle. The last days are climatic days. Isaiah 60 tells us that darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness shall cover the people. But also it is the time of the greatest light for the church, as the Glory of The Lord arises upon us. Though it is the time of great spiritual warfare, it is also the time of the greatest release of Power to believers by The Holy Ghost. Indeed His great power is needed to combat the gross darkness. We are in the days of His Power, where we will rule in the midst of our enemies and God will make them our footstool.

Through the manifold wisdom of God we will confound principalities and powers. And we are going to reign through the dominance of light. It is by the light of The Holy Ghost that you can triumph over the works of darkness, it is by His Light that we can see our way forward in a spiritually dark world. This is why we must keep our light  burning through study of God’s Word and fervent prayers in the Holy Ghost. The more we pray, the more our light will shine brightly and the glory of The Lord shall be seen upon us.

PRAYER: Father help me to keep my fire burning. I thank You for granting me the grace to always pray fervently and to study Your Word like never before. Thank You Lord, for I know that Your glory is rising upon me even right now in Jesus Name.

QUOTE :

For you to enjoy victory in The Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with The Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.