There's a song by Hillsong which says "It used to be darkness, without You (God)" and this song best describes the story of my life before I knew who God was!!! Last week when I read the scripture of John 1:1-5 I got reminded of this song and of my spiritual journey, and I just had to share a little bit of where I come from.
John 1
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
This scripture really describes the story of my life... Before Him there was darkness in my life and this darkness was in many forms.
I was angry, at my mother for passing on, at my sister for being my responsibility, at God for allowing pain to infiltrate my life, at my grandmother for trying to be my mother.
I was bitter...that I hadn't achieved all the things that I had set out to achieve.
I was filled with sadness at the thought of all the dreams I had let go of because of fear.
I was full of fear - afraid to do anything because I felt out of control.
And then one day I said "Jesus, I cannot do this on my own. I have had it!!! I need you to take over from here. I need You to take control"!!!
And He came and shone as a light in my life... and everything fled...all darkness left. The anger, the fear, the sadness, the bitterness, the pain, the disappointment, the illnesses... everything left in an instant and I was made completely well and whole.
All voids in my life were filled, because when the true light came, there was no place for darkness to camp within me. He came and set me free from all emotional chains.
His light shone and the darkness could not comprehend it, indeed. The darkness had no choice but to flee the strong presence of the saviour.
Sure I still felt angry after that, but that only meant that my mindset was yet to catch up with what Jesus had done in my life.
Imagine this: you were born into slavery, your mother having been abducted while she was pregnant with you, and all your life you had known nothing but slavery...and then one day your father, who had been looking for you for 25 years, finds you and reveals to you that you are actually a princess of a certain kingdom and that he has come to take you back so that you can claim your place as a princess.
How long would it take for your mind to catch up with the fact that you are no longer a slave and no longer have to labour for someone else? it surely wouldn't be easy for you to catch up with your new-found status in life.
It's the same when Jesus comes to set us free in our lives. It takes us a while to catch up and get used to what it means for Him to have set us free, but that doesn't mean that the job has not been done or that it is incomplete. When He comes, He destroys all yokes and sets all captives free, instantly. The sprititual journey and process happens because you have to catch up with what He has done and also get to know Him as your Father, Saviour and Friend!!!
So tonight, I hope you understand that Jesus has done it all. He came, He died and was raised up to be seated on the right hand of the Almighty God. And He took us with Him. We are above all principalities and powers. We have overcome. we have won the battle.
May God keep reminding us of who we truly are - conquerers in Christ Jesus, that we may find it easy to comprehend what it means to be truly FREE!!!
p.s. If you find yourself in the same darkness that I spoke about above, and you feel you want that light...just say a little prayer and invite Jesus in your life, and let Him be the light that ends all darkness!!!
be blessed
Likeleli
