The Power Of The Light.

THE POWER OF THE LIGHT…

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)

USE THE SONG: THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE… THE CANDLE IS A SYMBOL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

You need 7 candles to light. 1 red candle larger than the other candles. 1 light purple candles, 1 dark purple candle,

1 light purple candle, 1 pink candle, 1 white candle, 1 gold candle. I have a lighter to light the red candle. All other candles will light off the red candle.

MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO LOVE DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT.

John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

ON MY FIRST MISSIONARY TRIP TO HAITI I ANNOUNCED MY SELF AS A CANDLE OF THE LORD. I GIVE MYSELF FOR THE LIGHT. THE CANDLE REPRESENTS BELIEVERS, THE FIRE REPRESENTS GOD/HOLY SPIRIT.

As I walked among them the next three years they would say here comes the candle/light.

Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

GOD’S CREATIVE POWER: HE SAYS AND THE LIGHT COMES. ALL LIFE AS WE KNOW IT IS DEPENDENT OF THE LIGHT.

I have read a burning candle’s light can be seen for 10 miles under the right conditions.

A taper-type candle typically burns at a steady rate releasing heat at roughly 80W. So a burning candle both burns with heat that creates light.

THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD:

Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

WE ARE REFLECTIVE LIGHT, AS THE SUN AND MOON, SO ARE WE.

JUST AS THE MOON, WE ARE THE REFLECTIVE LIGHT IN THIS WORLD.

Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

THE CANDLE OF GOD EXPOSES SIN. WHEN THE SIN IS REVEAL WE MUST CLEAN UP DIRT! THE CANDLE IN THE BIBLE IS SYMBOLIC OF CONNECTING PEOPLE, BRIGHTEN OUR TIREDNESS. THE CANDLE FOCUSES ON CALMNESS THAT REJUVENATES INDIVIDUALS

It is a sad day when the lady loses one on her coins.

Luke 15:8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

LET US SEARCH THE LIGHT THAT GIVES THE GOOD GIFTS GOD GIVES HIS CHILDREN.

According to the records I have found this derivative of this lesson was first preached by a Lutheran minister in 1893 in Germany. I have adapted this lesson to our local congregation. As we prepare ourselves for worshiping King Jesus

1. WE HAVE A TALL RED CANDLE IN THE CENTER of the six candles. We have 7 candles total. THE RED CANDLE is the main candle and all the other candle are lit from the red candle. These candles represent the light that brings illumination of the GIFTS FROM GOD… All the candles have to lit off the center red candle.

We have arranged the candles in a circle around the red candle. We cannot bypass Jesus. The circle speaks of great potential. The circle teaches us of wholeness, completion, UNENDING LOVE, WITHOUT BEGINNING OR END, PERFECTION. Life is a circle from birth to death.

THERE IS THE GIFT OF THE RED CANDLE. The blood of Christ shed for us. The red represents the sacrifice of God giving his LOVE by giving God’s only son. Jesus was willing to DRINK FROM THIS BITTER CUP OF SUFFERING.

BLOOD: the average human has between 8 and 10 pints of blood. The fluid of life, blood transports oxygen from lungs to the body and removes carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.