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"Very few people have been privileged to see the City of Light. They report that the glow of the City is not the result of the reflected rays of the sun as it would be on earth but is an actual emanation of light from the City. There is no need for a sun because everything in the City produces light, a light that not only enables residents and visitors to see, but also seems to be related to the sense of peace, acceptance, and understanding that is all-pervasive."
> This is exciting because I know that in Jesus we can have all these: the light, the peace, acceptance and understanding. Jesus said,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12).
We do not have to wait to get to that City of Light to experience God's light.
Let me insert here that this "City of Light" the NDErs are talking about is not the city of Paris in France which is often referred to as such. We're talkin', Heaven...
In 1 John 1:5-6, John tells us, "God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all." It is no surprise then when NDErs talk about a city of light. We also learn from Revelation 22:5 that
"they will not need the light of a lamp, or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light..."
This refers to the city where "the throne of God and of the Lamb" will be. God is light therefore His 'city' will be full of light.
Those of us who belong to Jesus are called "the light of the world". We are supposed to bring light to the people living in the darkness, who don't, as yet, know Jesus Christ as Savior. We are to
"let our light so shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise our Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14, 16).
Reflect God's light, my brothers and sisters-in-Christ, while here on earth; shine for Jesus. Stands to reason, then, that when a child of God gets to heaven, they would give off light as well. However, it would be God's light emanating from us, and not something generated originally from within ourselves.
I have a little red ceramic Christmas house decoration with a chimney and open windows. I'm supposed to put a little candle inside and light it in the evening and allow the mellow glow of the light to illuminate as best it can. That is something like what I believe we children of God do as we have the light of Christ indwelling us. Let Him shine out. As Jesus is the Prince of Peace and He has brought His followers peace, then that 'City of Light would exude an aura of peace too. We are indeed a privileged bunch. Praise the Lord for this!
I'm looking forward to life everlasting with Jesus. I'm just awaiting for His call once my lifework is ended. Only He knows the number of my days (Psalm 139:16; Job 14:5).
At the time of our salvation, God accepted us "just as we were", in our sin, but He forgave us through the work of His son Jesus Christ who died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. We have great acceptance from Him. He has now made us righteous in His sight through the cleansing of the "blood of Jesus Christ" which washes away all our sin. He loved us "just the way we were but He loves us too much to leave us that way" in all our entanglements of emotions. He gave us His Holy Spirit to aid and abet us. Now it is what we do with our days here on earth that count. Let us "live aright" in God's sight. As the psalmist said in Psalm 90:12
"Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
When we shine our light of Jesus to one and all, when we have made peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ and make our number of days count, we come to some understanding of what God wishes us to do here on earth and how to live to please Him. Let us make those days count for God, The Light of our life. One of these days, we will get to dwell in the House of God, that City of Light, forever, with Him.
~ERC 2016~
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