FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT III

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Wednesday February 04th, 2026

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

From Bartimaeus’ story in Mark 10:46-52, we see that when he called on Jesus for help, some people told him to shut up.

He had not offended them, yet they hated him.

This is however not surprising because darkness also stands for hatred while light represents love.

Proverbs 14:20 says the poor is hated even by his own neighbors.

Darkness goes hand in hand with poverty and poverty leads to hatred.

People can hate you just because you are poor.

Thank God light stands for love.

Romans 8:37 says we are more than conquerors because of the One who loved us.

When you come in contact with The Light, your victory is guaranteed.

It doesn’t matter how many people hate you; if Jesus is on your side, you will be a winner.

  • You would notice that, when Bartimaeus was crying for help, not a single person encouraged him until the Light of the world called for him.

Bartimaeus was a lonely man.

There is a direct link between darkness and loneliness.

In Psalm 121:5, the Bible says the Lord is your shade upon your right hand.

  • This means God is always with you.

If you come in contact with the Light of the world, you can never be lonely again.

There are many people who are rich and successful in their endeavours, yet lonely.

This is because they have not come in contact with the Light of the world.

Bartimaeus’ loneliness ended the day he met Jesus because he instantly became a celebrity and we are still talking about him today.

Light drives away loneliness while darkness embraces it.

Many times, loneliness is a result of works of darkness.

It is the Light who made the statement in Genesis 2:18 that it is not good that man should be alone.

Any evil covenant you have entered into that may be stopping you from moving to the next level will be destroyed by the Light today , in Jesus’ name.

Application –  When you meet the light, loneliness becomes a thing of the past.

Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG

Posted by Naomie Joseph

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