Matt
hew 5: 14 -16 – You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine!
Have you ever tried to visualize a world without colour?
I love nature: the beauty of the rose; the thrill of a breathtaking sunset; the unfolding of God’s carpets of green; the glittering descent of a sparkling waterfall; the tranquility of a peaceful sea, lapping its relaxed waves on the shore, and so much more. All of these would lose much of their appeal were it not for the miracle of colour.
From early childhood these miracles of creation were indelibly impressed on our minds through the medium of colour. All of this is not without purpose; in fact God has designed it so. The more our hearts are turned to Him, the more we grow to be like Him, producing ‘God colours’ in our lives.
This is the reason for the colours of the spectrum: in the rainbow; the curtains of the tabernacle; Ezekiel’s Temple; and the pillars of the New Jerusalem, to name only a few. They all speak of the nature and beauty of our God and how He wants to reproduce that in each one of us, reflecting the wonder of His amazing salvation. A salvation that is something to be spoken about.
We are called to be lightbearers. This year at Arise “God colours” we will be challenged and equipped to SHINE! Darkness does not exist! It is the absence of light. We are lightbearers reinforcing the fact that the prince of darkness – satan – has been defeated by the source of light – God Himself.
“God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all”.
It was He who said, “Let there be light.”
Lightbearers, let’s shine, and be the source of light which draws women, out of the dark places in life, to our conference this year!
Pastor Mariana Crompton