246. A Light Forever
2 Chronicles 21:7 Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
Jehoram was a wicked king of Judah, succeeding his godly father Jehoshaphat. He married the daughter of the evil Ahab and caused Judah to sin against God. He killed six of his brothers after becoming king. Nevertheless, the Lord would not destroy the house of David because He made a covenant of promise. The succeeding generational line of David’s descendants was kept alive until The Son of David, Jesus Christ, was born in Bethlehem. It is in this man that the promise came true and the covenant prophecy was fulfilled. There were no “kings” of David’s line and there was no physical or geographical “kingdom” to rule, but the spiritual and eternal kingdom remains and Jesus will be king forever.
The promise of a king and a kingdom is also for us, and it is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is our King in God’s Kingdom. He lives and rules in our hearts and lives as the Light in midst of our dark world. God promised a light; Jesus is the light; He lightens our lives; and He made us to be lights in a world of darkness. We do not see or feel the darkness quite so clearly because we have gotten used to the world’s way of living. But when the light of King Jesus comes and shines into the darkness He pushes back the darkness in our hearts. The darkness of the world keeps creeping back into our hearts and tries to darken the souls of believers. Even one candle pushes back the darkness of sin, but Jesus is like a floodlight lighting up every corner of the soul and bringing us from darkness into His glorious light. Yes, we have the promise of Light, and the promise that we will be the light of the world. By this promise we live in light.