In your light we see light.
Psalms 36:9 (NIV)
One of the great privileges of being a child of God is that he opens up our eyes to more and more truth and wisdom. God is the source of light. He gives us spiritual light as well as physical light. Our old self, who still lingers inside us, can not see invisible reality. It can not see what forces are at work in the world, what God is doing, why he does what he does and what his goals are. Our old self can not see the glory and satisfaction of following Jesus, including the sacrifices we make.
But as a child of God we escape the darkness in the world and in our old self and we live in God’s light. We actually get to see what countless philosophers and psychologists and activists and most of our neighbors never get to see. We get to see that God is love and gives us a new life inside and empowers us to love the world around us. We see that he is Christforming us so we can be fruitful in his eternal community of love. We have the bible as an inexhaustible source of truth and wisdom. We can see what ruins our souls and what edifies our souls. We have a basic understanding of why the world is the way it is and why we are the way we are. And we see his light on the path to wholeness and happiness.
