City of Light

In  Revelation 21:2,11; 22:5, the New Jerusalem is a holy city filled with the glory of God as the divine shining light. And we, the believers today, are little New Jerusalem and the local churches, a miniature of the New Jerusalem. To be in this reality, I must live out and work out the New Jerusalem.

These messages on the "Aspects of the Christian Life and Church Life Seen in the New Jerusalem" has wrought a revelation of a new and better living into me deeply. Since it is a "city", it implies a kingdom living. Meaning, the need for me to be regulated inwardly in the spirit to live a normal and proper God-man living. The Lord's speaking exposed me that I need the Lord's mercy to live the "Church Life" which is the kingdom life, daily. This entails a disciplined living in relation to persons, matters and things. Though I might have been living some aspects to a certain extent, I need the Lord's grace much more to be in reality living the church-life, the kingdom life, for God's purpose. This living is possible only by Lord's kingly life that can meet the kingly demand of the kingdom life.

This city is filled with the glory of God. I must be a person filled with the glory of God. Only God is light, apart from Him, who is the unique light, is all darkness. I have been so much exposed in this matter of light. It has been my prayer since long that I be filled with the wisdom of God. For in many matters I realized, without the wisdom of God, I would be wasting much of the Lord's time and my time. However, in a very real sense, I discovered, as the Lord began to shine on me, that I needed more light. Many of the "lights" that I thought I have are mere darkness in comparison to God's light. I had some discernment of certain matters or things or even persons, but the Lord sovereignly exposed me that all my discernment were wrong. This indeed helped me to know who I am, and where I am at, therefore, creating more hunger and thirst for the true light, God Himself.

In living out and working out the New Jerusalem, I must live the kingdom living by the Lord's kingdom life, and I must be filled with the Triune God more who is glory Himself, the source of the divine light. 

Lord, grace me to live such a church-life all the days of my life, to represent You and such a light to express You.