Light

Mark 4:21 Then Jesus asked them, "Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed to shut out the light? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine.

Mark 4:22 "Everything that is now hidden or secret will eventually be brought to light.

Mark 4:23 Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!

Mark 4:24 And be sure to pay attention to what you hear. The more you do this, the more you will understand -- and even more, besides.

Mark 4:25 To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them. (NLT)

I like the way this translation reads. The light is Jesus and his word. He is to be heard and not ignored. When the word is spoken , do you hear it? When the Bible messages are sent to you, do you read them? We are to be active in the kingdom of light. If not the darkness may overcome us. Listen, everything that is hidden or secret will eventually be brought to light. Ask God for wisdom and understanding. Interpret the Bible with the Bible. It is all there for you to understand. The more you seek the word of truth, the more you will find truth and understanding.

Mark 4:25 To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.

It grieves us when we hear of someone who once was with us, but who was not a good hearer of the word, that he has left the faith and is overcome by darkness. The light needs to be on, to show us how to be victorious in a time when darkness covers the land. We are overcomers in the kingdom of light. Keep hearing the word, keep reading and applying the truth to your life.

Gen 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Psa 27:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Isa 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Psa 90:8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Psa 112:4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Psa 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Psa 119:130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

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

Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
John 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
John 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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.