Exposure to the light of God in Jesus Christ can take many forms.
The manifest presence of the Lord exposes us to light.
Revelation is a form of light. It is a form of enlightenment by the Holy Spirit. Revelation is a power. It is a type of light that informs our spirit; inspiration draws it out and enlightens our mind.
Revelation also carries with it faith, because faith comes by hearing the revelation.
EPHESIANS 1:16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Revelation is a form of exposure to light, the light of God. When we receive revelation, we are never the same again — something changes.
Revelation carries with it the faith and the power to enter in and walk in the unveiling of what was once hidden.
1 JOHN 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
This term “one another”, is talking about you and the Lord.
EPHESIANS 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Revelation exposes to us what God is like. Jesus is the express image of the Father, and this unveiling reveals to us what Jesus is like.
The unfolding of light is not just knowledge. It is Revelation Knowledge — a form of light.
This revelation carries with it the ability for us walk in the knowledge of what Jesus is like.
A change occurs within us when we, by revelation, understand what God is like, causing that aspect of Him to be activated within us.
Exposure brings change within us We are told to put on the whole armor of God.
EPHESIANS 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
In Romans 13:12 it is described as the armor of light.
Firstly, this armor must be an inward thing. It refers to certain qualities that have been established within us.
ROMANS 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
The armor is basically the fruit of the Spirit, and these fruits shine out from within us, clothing us in an armor of light.
It is only as these changes are made within us that we can become, through revelation, the very essence of a particular fruit of the Spirit, enabling us to put on this spiritual armor.
We cannot walk in darkness and have the armor of light protecting us: 1 JOHN 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
This process of change is achieved primarily through exposure to the light of God, which activates a spiritual photosynthesis within us, transforming us into the likeness of Jesus.