Psalm 43:3: “Oh send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me to Your holy hill and to Your tabernacle.”
Whether you know or believe in God or not, there’s a good chance a portion of you is lost. You may or may not know exactly what is wrong, but you’re in pain, you’re lonely, you’re confused – you know something is wrong, and you don’t know how to resolve what you’re dealing with. Praise the Lord, for in today’s verse we see a clear and beautiful testimony to God’s true character. This is why you see so many lighthouses in Christian pictures, photographs, and imagery. Absent from the presence of God is darkness and deceit. As our Creator, He grieves over our lost and deceived condition, so out of His love, mercy, and grace, He sends out His light and truth as a beacon to guide us.
God’s light and truth is Jesus Christ. Jesus said in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Continuing in today’s verse, what is God’s light and truth supposed to do? Should it lead the lost to fortune? Should it lead the lost to fame? Should it lead the lost to a great job? These are the things the flesh thinks it wants, but all of these are not the answers to the problem of being lost. What were the sources of being lost? – Darkness and deceit. If you truly want to address the source of the problem and gain victory, then you should only look for the tools to defeat darkness and deceit. That is light and truth. That is Jesus.
Where God’s light and truth leads you is to Him – to Christ crucified and resurrected. The penalty of darkness and deceit, the sin nature that is in us all, is death. All of the world’s darkness – including yours and mine – was placed on Jesus when He was nailed to the cross. To the believer in and follower of Jesus Christ, you spiritually participate in His crucifixion. The good news is not only do you participate in His death, but also you participate in His resurrection. Jesus’ resurrection was God’s stamp of approval of His sacrifice as well as His testimony that light and truth will always be victorious over darkness and lies.
God’s light and truth leads you to Him because He is where you will find the resolution of your real needs – forgiveness, healing, restoration, purpose, and growth. When Moses asked God what was His name, He said, “I Am”. What His name means is, “I Am everything you need. If you need strength, I will give you it. If you need wisdom, I will give it to you. If you need love, I will give it to you. I have an endless supply of what you need to live the life I had in mind for you when I created you.”
Finally, His light and truth leads you to Him, but where is He? He’s in His dwelling place – He’s in heaven. The final step in the believer’s earthly path will be to step into heaven upon his/her last breath. Until then, though, His dwelling place is in the believer. He resides in each believer via His Holy Spirit. God knows our constant need for Him to remind us of the truth of who He is and to make us aware when we’re being subjected to darkness and lies. Are you in darkness? Are you believing lies? Look for the light and the truth – look for Jesus. He’s there, and, if you choose to believe, He will be with you forever via His Holy Spirit. It’s your choice.