Friday | 31 July 2026

The light of the gospel

Paul testified that the light that shines from the face of Christ had firstly shone into his own heart. 2Co 4:6. He had been illuminated to see the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Then, as an illuminated messenger in the right hand of Christ, Paul proclaimed the word that revealed the same light to the Gentiles. Paul did not reveal himself. He rejoiced that his ministry revealed Jesus Christ and the light that shines from His face. 2Co 4:5. Knowing that this light had illuminated his own heart, he was assured that if a person believed the word that he preached, then the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would also shine into their heart. He recognised that it was only a person’s unbelief that prevented them from receiving this illumination.  2Co 4:4.  

In this season, the Holy Spirit is speaking to us a second time about what it means to be part of a lampstand church. He is calling every individual and household to believe for the fulfilment of the word that has previously been spoken to us. We are believing to see a lampstand church established in our generation on the foundation of worthy houses. As we are being recovered to the fellowship of first love in our marriages, households, congregations, and in the presbytery, then we will also see the ministry of the Spirit in a new and effective way. The ministry of the households that belong to a lampstand church is to manifest the light of the seven Spirits of God among the unclean daughters of Zion, and then to the world. Jesus said, ‘You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.’ Mat 5:14.