Open Heaven 23 January 2022
MEMORISE: For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined In our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2Corinthians 4:6
BIBLE READING: ESTHER 2:5-9
5 In [a]Shushan the [b]citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite. 6 Kish[c] had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been captured with [d]Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. 7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
8 So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at [e]Shushan the [f]citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women. 9 Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides [g]her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.
“Let there be light” could mean, “Let there be shining beauty”. Darkness is ugly, and beauty is neither shown nor appreciated in it.
For example, when darkness envelopes a beautiful woman, no one can see or appreciate her beauty. Conversely, when the light of God shines upon the same person, her beauty would be seen and appreciated by all.
In our Bible reading today, we read of God’s light shining upon the slave girl Esther who later became Queen. The secret is the light of God that shone upon her – nothing more.
Nobody appreciates beauty in darkness. For example, in the daytime, Jacob admired Rachel so much that he opted for her instead of her elder sister.
However, when darkness came and Leah was presented, he did not know who was who until the following morning (Genesis 29:16-19, 23-26).
Read yesterday’s Open Heaven Devotional here
An adage says that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. What many fail to know is that beauty is synonymous with light. It is she who has the light of God on her that looks beautiful.
There was a woman who was beautiful in the real sense of it. She was a woman beautiful not only to behold but also to be desired as a wife.
However, the husband turned her to a punching bag! She appeared repulsive to the husband, despite her beauty and accomplishments. The truth of the matter was that darkness so beclouded her beauty that her husband could not appreciate it.
The conclusion of the matter is found in our memory verse of today. Do you want all forms of darkness and evil to depart from you? Do you want the light of God to beam and radiate His glory all over you?.
Make up your mind to surrender all to the Light – Jesus Christ, and the light of God would shine upon you. Surrender all to the Father of lights today and every darkness beclouding your vision from seeing and experiencing His glory will flee, in the mighty name of Jesus.
PRAYER POINT: Father, please let Your light shine upon me and reveal Your glory upon my life, in Jesus’ name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 18-21
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – Let There Be Light VII – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 23 January 2022
