The Phaneroo Devotion: Christ, Our Illumination
Apostle Grace Lubega
2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV): “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
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In our theme scripture, Paul reveals that with unveiled faces, we behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord. The mirror in this instance is the Word of God.
A mirror, however, cannot reveal an image without light.
If you stand before a mirror in a dark room, you will not be able to see your reflection clearly. The mirror may be present, and the image may be before it, but without light, nothing is revealed. Light must strike the surface of the mirror for the reflection to appear.
John 1:9 defines Christ as the true Light who gives light to every man who comes into the world. This means that Christ is the illumination by which we see, understand, and rightly interpret the Scriptures.
This means that the Word of God must be understood in the light of Christ.
Jesus said in John 5:39 that the Scriptures testify of Him. This means that any reading of Scripture that does not lead us to Christ has not reached its divine conclusion.
Every true interpretation of Scripture must begin and end in the revelation of Christ. Every misinterpretation of Scripture has its root in removing Christ from the equation. Every distortion of scriptural reality begins where the revelation of Christ is absent.
Christ is not merely a subject within the Bible; He is the light by which the whole counsel of God is understood. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: John 5:39; Luke 24:27
GOLDEN NUGGET: Christ is not merely a subject within the Bible; He is the light by which the whole counsel of God is understood.
PRAYER: Father, I thank You for Jesus Christ, the true Light and the perfect revelation of who You are. By this knowledge, I read and understand Scripture through the light of Christ. The eyes of my understanding are flooded with light. I see Christ in the Scriptures. As I behold Him, You transform me into the same image from glory to glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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