Let the Sun of Righteousness Shine in You

"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall." (Malachi 4: 2)

Many times in Scripture, Jesus identifies Himself as "the Light of the World" (John 8: 12; 9: 5).

He was there in the beginning, the Light spoken forth into a dark and void world (Genesis 1: 3)

In the last prophet of the Old Testament, He is referred to as "the Sun of Righteousness."

Because of His death on the Cross, we have been made "the righteousness of God in Christ" (2 Corinthians 5: 21)

In his light, His blood continues to cleanse us from all sin:

"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." (1 John 1: 7)

The first mention of "bright light", or "noon day" when the Sun is shining at its highest point, and its rays are expanded to its greatest extent, occurs when God tells Noah to build the Ark:

"A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it." (Genesis 6: 16)

Here, "window" is better translated as "noon" or "midday", and at midday, that is the time when Noah completed the ark. The ark is a picture of Jesus, who at midday, or the sixth hour, was judged for all our sins (Luke 23: 44)

It became dark over Jesus that the Light of His righteousness may shine on you.

Let the light of Jesus Christ shine in and through you, and His healing will light upon you and you will grow in grace and strength!