Light Is The Way Series

One day Mr Sun was talking to Tommy and told Tommy that he had never ever seen darkness. Tommy said, “I can show you darkness, I know exactly where to find where it is very dark, come with me”. So, Tommy led Mr. Sun down a dark alley. When they got there, it was very light. “Oh my, it has always been dark in this alley, but never mind follow me into this very dark basement it is so dark in here you cannot even see your hand” When they got down into the basement once again there was no darkness. You see wherever the sun goes there can be no darkness.

John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

The Greek word for voice is phone and carries the thought of a revelation; Phone comes from phaino, which means "to enlighten" or "to shine." Phaino is derived from phos. Phos is the root word and means, to shine or make manifest, it is the manifestation of God's self-existent life; divine illumination to reveal and impart life, through Christ.

Phone can mean "disclosure" or "revelation" through an address or speech—a message!

John 10:1-5 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

The sheep know the shepherd's voice. When the shepherds in the fields went to sleep at night, they would make an enclosure with thick bush which they put in a big circle. More than one shepherd shared this safe space for their sheep. They then camped in the doorway of the enclosure. In the morning each shepherd would call his own sheep by name. Each individual sheep would recognize their shepherd's voice and follow the voice they heard.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with Me.

There is a time when you get to know the Lord for yourself. Your own walk with God, you hear His voice, you know God intimately and powerfully, that God Himself is your Father and sups with you and you with Him. You hear no other voice because you have had a revelation of who God is for yourself, Your very own awakening. You opened the door and invited Jesus into your life. Now you banqueting with Him

We opened the door reverently and joyfully, and before we realized it, we found ourselves digging deep into the storehouse of God’s treasures of wisdom and knowledge and sitting with Him at His banqueting table.

HE, the Great Shepherd of the sheep and Lord of our souls has come to abide with us, and our cup overflows with the unspeakable riches of His grace and the wonder of His glorious and eternal reality. Isn’t it wonderful!

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside the still waters.

3 He restores my soul;

He leads me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

For You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

My cup runs over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days of my life;

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord

Forever.

This passage can only refer to the spiritual presence of Christ living with you because you heard His voice and opened your heart’s door to the intimacy of fellowship and oneness with Christ.

We eat at the table of the Lord and then we take a doggie bag of some of the food to our friends and families so that they can taste the truth of this awesome living food.

Romans 10:14-15 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: