Luke chapter 1 is filled with divine wonders
and miracles. Angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias and to Mary to tell them
about the birth of John and Messiah. Zacharias became speechless because he had
doubted the words of angel. Later, his speech was restored in obedience to the
command of the angel Vs: 63-64.
When his speech was restored Zacharias lifted his voice and glorified
God. In this incredible paragraph of praise Vs: 67-79, Zacharias
prophesised about the coming Messiah and pictured Him as “Dayspring”
which means “Sunrise” Vs: 75. Zacharias has rightly named Him
“Dayspring” as He makes His rays shine upon the world trapped in darkness.
The careful study of Vs: 78-79 helps us
to understand about three areas of our life that can be transformed dramatically
by the rays of Heaven’s Sunrise. First, Sunrise shone in our
darkness that we may have peace with God, and we no longer abide in the
darkness of this world. The Sunrise transformed the darkness in our lives into
light. He has called us out of darkness into His wonderful light that we may
declare the praises of Him 1 Peter 2:9.
Second, Zacharias tells us here
that Jesus came to bring His light into the very shadow of death. Jesus
conquered death on our behalf therefore we believers do not need to fear death,
1 Corinthians 15:53-58. For a believer death is nothing but a doorway
through which we pass from this world into the presence of the Lord in Heaven.
If we are in Jesus, if the Rays of Heaven’s Sunrise shone in our lives,
certainly death has no claim on us. Jesus the Sunrise conquered death for us
eternally. Third,
Zacharias says that the Rays of Heaven’s Sunrise shines to direct our feet into
the path of peace. When we were in darkness we didn’t know how to walk in
accordance God and His righteousness. We were left to our own devices;
we merely tend to wander farther away from God, Isaiah 53:6. But when we
are saved, when the Rays of Sunshine shone upon us, the Lord gave us a heart to
follow Him, His Spirit within us to guide us, and He gave us His perfect Word
to teach us of His ways and of His will for our lives. Bible is the blessed Word
of God that will never lead the saint of God astray, instead that will ever
supply the guidance needed to get us safely home to Heaven, Psalm 119:105.
Dear friends,
I don't know
where this message finds you. In darkness, afraid of the future, or unsure
about today, but I know that where ever you are, there is help, and there is
hope in the Person of Heaven's Sunrise! Let us allow
the rays of Heaven’s Sunrise to shine in all the areas of our life. Let our
light shine before men that they may glorify our Father who is in heaven.
