Last night many were able to view the lunar eclipse. I was looking forward to it but unfortunately I only got to see a very small glimpse of it before the sky was completely covered with clouds. The things the Lord has created are amazing.

In our post today I want to use the eclipse as an object lesson.  We learn in school that the sun is in essense the center of our solar system and that all the planets etc revolve around the sun. If you take that and use it as a comparison. God is to be the center of our life. The moon does NOT have any light of its own. It only reflects the light of the sun. Before we are saved and in Jesus we have no light, we are in darkness of sin. Jesus is the light of our life. After we are saved we are to shine with God's light and reflect our Saviour in our life. The earth represents as it is called "the world". In spiritual sense "the world" is the sin systems of this life. A sin system in our life may be sinful pleasures, addictions, religious, self righteous, monetary - whatever it is - it comes between us and God just as the earth blocks the light of the sun from the moon during the eclipse causing the moon to darken. After we are saved, if we fall into sin, it darkens the light of Jesus shining in our life. In an eclipse the earth cannot block the sun completely so you get the red glow. When we are saved we are sealed and belong to God forever, but if we let sin in our life we can shine awful dull for Him, nevertheless the Holy Spirit will still be dealing with us about our sin calling us to get right with God and shine bright again. Now our comparison has to end, for the eclipse will end, the moon will shine bright again and go on, but if a person refuses to repent and get right with God, He will chastise them - even to letting satan destroy their body and taking their soul on home early. Sin is NOT something to play around with. God hates sin. Are you shining bright for the Lord or have  you let something eclipse God's light in your life? The Lord will help you move that sin out of the way if you will let Him and you will shine bright for Him again.

JESUS - John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
                       9a That was the true Light,

US IN SIN - John 1:5  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
                     Ephesians 2:1b who were dead in trespasses and sins;
                                    2a Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world

Once we see the LIGHT and believe we are SAVED -

US SAVED -  1John 2:8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.                    

                   Ephesians 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:  (notice that we are light IN THE LORD - we have no light of our own)

                   1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

When we fall into sin our light does not go out but it is darken so we are not the witness that we should be. There is a remedy.

REMEDY for SIN in OUR LIFE - Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
                                                 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
                                                             8 ¶ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
                                                             9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

So if you have never been saved and are still in darkness I urge you to come to the LIGHT and trust Jesus alone as your Saviour. You will never be able to light your own life - it is impossible for us to save ourselves. If you are saved - walk in HIS LIGHT and Let your light shine for HIM. Reflect HIM to OTHERS - Let them see HIM in YOU. Don't live in an eclipsed state.

Our command : Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.