GOD’S LIGHT ON OUR MIDDAY: IT IS TO SAVE US FROM THE SELF AND RELIGIOUS ZEALOT PURPOSES AND TO ENABLE GOD’S DIVINE PURPOSES IN THE GRACE!
“At MIDDAY, O king, I saw in the way a LIGHT from heaven, above the BRIGHTNESS of the sun, SHINING round about me and them which journeyed with me” Acts 26:13.
At MIDDAY, the Sun is at its BEST — glowing, brightening and illuminating beyond any human concept and imagination, and reaching to the ends of the earth and reachable places.
In some TIME ZONES, you cannot look directly upward at the Sun at MIDDAY because of the intensity of the beam of light that is glowing, radiating, reflecting and illuminating upon such places.
It was in such an atmosphere that God chose to show and beam the superiority and illumination of His divine Sun [Son] light of righteousness over the humanity’s Sun [Natural] beam of light.
“But unto you that FEAR (REVERENTIAL 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 Emphasis Mine.
“For God, who commanded the LIGHT to SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS, hath SHINED in our hearts, to give the LIGHT of the KNOWLEDGE of the glory of God in the FACE of Jesus Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6.
It is time to let God shine His light at MIDDAY on you, especially if you are unsure and think you are walking wrongly, or doing life on assumptions and/or foolishness in where you have found yourself at the moment.
Sometimes one becomes so zealous with no knowledge, and full of knowledge with no understanding. Hence, no PURPOSEFUL living.
It takes wisdom to live PURPOSEFULLY in God’s timeless timeline sphere.
“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” John 8:12.
“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. [4] In Him was LIFE; and THE LIFE was THE LIGHT of men. [5] And THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS; and THE DARKNESS comprehended it not . . . [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 1:1-5, 14.
When the zealous zealot religious Saul had an encounter with divinity at MIDDAY, he became Apostle Paul.
It took God’s “SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS” — JESUS CHRIST — to outshine the humanity MIDDAY light on Apostle Paul, and to take him out of his STAND as a RELIGIOUS zealot purposeful person called Saul, to God’s gracious DIVINE purpose person called Apostle Paul.
“But unto you that FEAR (REVERENTIAL 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 Emphasis Mine.
And there are many today who, in their zealousness to please God, have gone about establishing their own purposeful RIGHTEOUS cause and not after God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS which is of Christ Jesus.
Know full well this day, that it is only God’s purpose that can make all things work together for our good in all circumstances of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus’ stead.
“For ye have heard of my CONVERSATION in time past in the Jews’ RELIGION, how that beyond measure I PERSECUTED the church of God, and WASTED it: 14 and PROFITED in the Jews’ RELIGION above many my equals in mine own nation, being more EXCEEDINGLY ZEALOUS of the TRADITIONS of my fathers. 15 But when it pleased God, who SEPARATED me from my mother’s womb, and CALLED me by his grace” Galatians 1:13-15.
“Brethren, my heart’s DESIRE and PRAYER to God for Israel is, that they might be SAVED. 2 For I bear them RECORD that they have a ZEAL of God, but NOT ACCORDING to knowledge. 3 For they being IGNORANT of God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS, and GOING ABOUT to ESTABLISH their OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, have not SUBMITTED themselves unto THE RIGHTEOUSNESS of God. 4 For CHRIST is the END of the law for RIGHTEOUSNESS to every one that believeth” Romans 10:1-4.
It is time to let DIVINITY SHINE on your earthly affairs if you want to run without sweat and stress.
Allowing God’s set “SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS” TIMELESS timeline on your “MIDDAY” TIMED timeline, will ensure you live to fulfil PURPOSE with God in Christ Jesus’ stead, meaningfully in LIFE and GRACE. Amen.
Get connected to God’s SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS — Our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ — and all will be well again and again. And all things will turn around at your midday into God’s day in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“At MIDDAY, O king, I saw in the way a LIGHT from heaven, above the BRIGHTNESS of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me” Acts 26:13.
“For ye have heard of my CONVERSATION in time past in the Jews’ RELIGION, how that beyond measure I PERSECUTED the church of God, and WASTED it: 14 and PROFITED in the Jews’ RELIGION above many my equals in mine own nation, being more EXCEEDINGLY ZEALOUS of the TRADITIONS of my fathers. 15 But when it pleased God, who SEPARATED me from my mother’s womb, and CALLED me by his grace” Galatians 1:13-15.
“But unto you that FEAR (REVERENTIAL 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 Emphasis Mine.
“Brethren, my heart’s DESIRE and PRAYER to God for Israel is, that they might be SAVED. 2 For I bear them RECORD that they have a ZEAL of God, but NOT ACCORDING to knowledge. 3 For they being IGNORANT of God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS, and GOING ABOUT to ESTABLISH their OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, have not SUBMITTED themselves unto THE RIGHTEOUSNESS of God. 4 For CHRIST is the END of the law for RIGHTEOUSNESS to every one that believeth” Romans 10:1-4.
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE unto us wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sanctification, and redemption” 1 Corinthians 1:30.
“For he hath MADE him to be sin for us, who KNEW no sin; that we might be MADE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in HIM” 2 Corinthians 5:21.
“And we know that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER for good to them that love God, to them who are the CALLED according to his Purpose. 29 For whom he did FOREKNOW, he also did PREDESTINATE to be CONFORMED to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did PREDESTINATE, them he also CALLED: and whom he CALLED, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he JUSTIFIED, them he also GLORIFIED” Romans 8:28-30.
“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the RIGHTEOUSNESS of one the free gift came upon all men unto JUSTIFICATION of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be MADE RIGHTEOUS. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. BUT WHERE SIN ABOUNDED, GRACE DID MUCH MORE ABOUND: 21 that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through RIGHTEOUSNESS unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:17-21.
“You ARE the LIGHT of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. [15] Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. [16] Let your LIGHT so SHINE before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven” Matthew 5:14-16/Amplified Classic Edition.
SUMMARY
The message is a divine call to encounter God’s “SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS” — JESUS CHRIST — at MIDDAY, so that His superior light can save us from SELF and RELIGIOUS ZEAL, and shift us into God’s DIVINE PURPOSE and GRACE for our lives.
It uses Saul’s MIDDAY encounter on the road to Damascus as the pattern: when God’s heavenly light outshone the natural sun, it delivered him from zealous religion and launched him into apostolic purpose.
Key Points:
- THE MIDDAY LIGHT OF GOD IS SUPERIOR
Acts 26:13, Malachi 4:2
At MIDDAY the natural sun is at its brightest, yet God chose that hour to reveal a LIGHT “above the BRIGHTNESS of the sun.” This is the SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS — Jesus Christ — who shines with healing, knowledge and glory. “God…hath SHINED in our hearts, to give the LIGHT of the KNOWLEDGE of the glory of God in the FACE of Jesus Christ” — 2 Corinthians 4:6
- THE PROBLEM: ZEAL WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE & SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
Romans 10:1-4, Galatians 1:13-15
Many today are like Saul: EXCEEDINGLY ZEALOUS, full of knowledge but no understanding. They are GOING ABOUT to ESTABLISH their OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS instead of submitting to God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ. This leads to no PURPOSEFUL living — just sweat, stress and wasted effort. “they have a ZEAL of God, but NOT ACCORDING to knowledge” — Romans 10:2
- GOD’S SOLUTION: THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AT MIDDAY
John 8:12, John 1:1-5, 14
Jesus is THE LIGHT of the world and THE WORD made flesh. When His light shines on our “MIDDAY” — our busiest, brightest, most zealous moments — He delivers us from darkness and self-effort. “he that followeth me shall not WALK IN DARKNESS, but shall have the LIGHT of life” — John 8:12
Saul became Paul when that light took him out of RELIGIOUS purpose into DIVINE purpose by GRACE.
- THE RESULT: PURPOSE, HEALING & GRACE
1 Corinthians 1:30, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 5:17-21
In Christ we are MADE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS of God. When we allow God’s TIMELESS timeline to rule our TIMED “MIDDAY,” we begin to fulfil PURPOSE without sweat and stress. “ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER for good to them that love God, to them who are the CALLED according to his Purpose.” — Romans 8:28
“WHERE SIN ABOUNDED, GRACE DID MUCH MORE ABOUND” — Romans 5:20 - OUR IDENTITY: LIGHT TO THE WORLD
Matthew 5:14-16
Once illuminated, we become LIGHT. We are to let our light shine so men see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.
Call to Action:
- LET GOD SHINE ON YOU AT MIDDAY
Stop walking by assumption, foolishness or religious zeal. Invite God’s SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS to shine on your earthly affairs right now. - LAY DOWN SELF & RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
Cease establishing your own righteous cause. Submit to God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS which is in Christ Jesus. “CHRIST is the END of the law for RIGHTEOUSNESS to every one that believeth” — Romans 10:4 - GET CONNECTED TO THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Receive Jesus Christ — Our Saviour and Lord. Allow His TIMELESS timeline to govern your TIMED timeline. - WALK IN PURPOSE, LIFE AND GRACE
When you do, all things will turn around at your midday into God’s day. You will run without sweat and stress, and fulfil God’s purpose meaningfully.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI