March: Our Season of Shining Light – John 8:12-20
Happy New Month beloved and welcome to the 3rd month, our Season of Shining Light. In the order of Matthew 5:16, I decree into the life of someone here today, this season ‘your light will so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’
Light is defined as the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. Light brings illumination, brightness etc. Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire. John 8:12 says, “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
There are 3 basic types of lighting:
- Ambient or general lighting
- Task lighting
- Accent lighting
What Bible says about Light…?
John 8:12 says, “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
1 John 1:5-7 says, “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
Psalms 139:7-12 say, “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.”
Beloved, Jesus is the light (energy) that powers us the bulb. John 15:5 says, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” Without power or energy, the bulb cannot work and trust me, darkness will prevail. We are the bulbs that is powered by the Holy Spirit and in turn bring light to everyone around us.
In this same vein, there are different types of bulbs, these are:
Accent lighting – Accent lighting is used to highlight specific features in a room, like entrances, plants, artworks or fireplaces.
Halogen – Halogen lamps generally run around 30% more efficiently than incandescent bulbs, last longer, and are primarily used as low-voltage downlights. Halogen lamps are an improved version of incandescent bulbs in which tungsten filament is wrapped in a compact transparent envelope.
Incandescent bulbs – Incandescent light bulbs create light by heating a wire, known as the tungsten filament to a high temperature. Incandescent bulbs are the typical bulbs.
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) – The CFLs are designed to replace incandescent bulbs in homes and commercial buildings. A CFL light bulb is also known as a compact fluorescent lamp and is a relatively cost-effective and energy-efficient option
Led or light emitting diodes – These light bulbs are the most energy-efficient and cost-effective options currently available. An LED bulb consists of multiple diodes producing the required amount of light.
Fluorescent – Fluorescent lights. Both CFL and fluorescent tubes work in the same way – by generating an electric charge inside a glass tube filled with mercury vapour.
Pendant lights – It is most common to find bayonet fittings in pendant lights, batten holders, and wall and ceiling lights designed for domestic use.
Task lighting – Task Lighting. Task lighting is used to help with specific activities, like reading, cooking or studying.
Direct lighting – Direct lighting luminaires distribute 90 to 100% of the emitted light in the general direction of the surface to be illuminated.
What type of bulb are you?
Categories of Light?
- Highlight – draw special attention to. To attract attention to or emphasize something important. Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Romans 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
- Direct light – Direct light is when the light from a fixture or lamp falls on a specific area or an object. Direct light is created from a fixture or a screen that focuses all light in a certain angle. John 9:5 says, “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
- Reflected light – Reflection of light occurs when the waves encounter a surface or other boundary that does not absorb the energy of the radiation and bounces the waves away from the surface. Micah 7:8 says, “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.”
- Shadow – A shadow is a light blocked by an object. The object can block all or part of the light. Shadows change size based on how close they are to the light source. Psalm 18:28 says, “You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”
- Core shadow – Core shadow, or terminator, is the darkest dark on the form, and it appears as a line or plane parallel to the light source, benefiting from neither direct light nor reflected light.
- Cast shadow – Cast shadows are formed when one surface occludes another surface from the light source. In this case, an `image’ of the casting surface is formed on the occluded surface, and the cast shadow is `surrounded by light’.
Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
John 1:5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
