{"id":479,"date":"2021-04-26T18:07:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T18:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/monday-reflection-april-26-2021-the-power-of-light\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:59:17","slug":"monday-reflection-april-26-2021-the-power-of-light","status":"publish","type":"watchword","link":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/monday-reflection-april-26-2021-the-power-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Reflection \u2013 April 26, 2021 The Power of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Monday Reflection \u2013 April 26, 2021<\/strong>The Power of Light<\/strong>
<\/em><\/strong>It shall be one day\u00a0which is known to the Lord – neither day nor night.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0But at\u00a0evening time it shall happen that\u00a0it will be light.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Zechariah 14:7<\/em><\/strong>
We all walk around with varying degrees of fear for one thing or another. For some, the fear of failure; for some, criticisms; for some, the loss of a loved one; many fear death, and the list goes on. While some of our fears are mild, others have become phobias, which is an excessive level of fear that impacts one\u2019s day to day life. One such phobia is\u00a0nyctophobia, which is an extreme fear of night or darkness that can cause intense symptoms of anxiety and depression. While fear of the dark is normal for children, it can escalate to a phobia. Such fear exists mainly because of the lack of any visual stimuli, where we are not able to see what is around us.
While night and darkness are a part of our current reality, the prophet Zechariah speaks of a time when darkness will fade and only God\u2019s light will be experienced. In the context of\u00a0Zechariah 14, the Prophet speaks of a time when Jerusalem will be surrounded and attacked by some type of international force. This attack will be severe, but the city itself will not be overthrown, for\u00a0the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. In the midst of all this, Zechariah prophesizes of the intervention of the Messiah as He fights for His people. The Messiah will manifest His power by delivering His people and punishing their enemies.
The Messiah will establish His Kingdom which will result in significant changes. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There shall be continuous day, not day and not night, for at evening time there shall be light.<\/p>\n\n\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, in summer as in winter.<\/p>\n\n\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Lord will become king over all the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The whole land shall be turned into a plain; Jerusalem shall remain aloft on its site and it shall be safely inhabited.Zechariah looked forward to the glory of Jerusalem in the Messiah\u2019s kingdom. The lights that guide their lives will diminish\u00a0and God will establish His own light. But doesn\u2019t this all sound familiar? The Apostle John, exiled in Patmos, shares his vision of the end times and of the New Jerusalem with us. He says in Revelation 22:5: \u201cAnd there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.\u201d He says also in Revelation 21:23: \u201cAnd the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0
While darkness looms and we wait in hope and great anticipation of the New Jerusalem, let us be guided by Christ, who declares, \u201cI am the light of the world\u201d (John 8:12). And may we live remembering Christ\u2019s declaration to us that we are the light of the world and we should let our lights shine (Matthew 5:14-16).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Jermaine\u00a0Gibson\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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