Married to the Light – Lappidoth

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‎Thinking about the life of Deborah and studying it closely, I came to see that God didn’t just raise a mother in Israel or appoint a judge—He also set her life up to exemplify the calling He placed on her. To do this, God positioned her among the right company. Deborah’s husband bore the name Lappidoth, which means Light, and the military general who sought her counsel was Barak, meaning Flash or Lightning. 

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‎This is no coincidence. Through Deborah’s positioning, God is revealing something powerful: to carry the weight of His mind, purpose, and assignment, our environment—our company—matters deeply.

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‎Once again, God is inviting us into His system of Light. But this cannot happen if we do not intentionally place ourselves among “touches” and “light”—those who activate, illuminate, and align us with God’s purpose. Maybe if Deborah had been married to or surrounded by the wrong people, she would have done far less than God intended. But as we read in the book of Judges, Deborah was a woman who lived by divine strategy.

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‎Light isn’t just an object of illumination; it is a system—a divine strategy to dismantle the forces of darkness positioned to oppress God’s people.

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‎I want to walk in God’s Light, but I hear Him saying, “Ese, take off the darkness that comes in the form of people, places, organizations, objects, and books. Remove what dims your vision so you can clearly see the Light.”

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‎So you can hear when God speaks—so that darkness doesn't disguise itself as Light.

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‎Come into the Light. But the real question is—are you ready to be married to the Light?

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‎Be joined with the culture of Light.

‎Let the true Light transform us into His image.

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‎I am married to the Light—so today, I choose to take off the garments of darkness.

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‎Stay Revived!

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Light for Revelation

Beloved, understand this that where there is no light, confusion thrives. At night, when there is no illumination, you may reach into a basket of keys knowing your car key is there—yet you cannot distinguish it. Presence without light does not guarantee access. This is why light is not optional; it is essential.

Light brings clarity. Light brings revelation.

Light is not merely a phenomenon; light is a system. And the system of light is the system of God. Scripture declares plainly, “God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). Wherever God is permitted to rule, darkness loses jurisdiction.

At the dawn of creation, darkness covered the face of the deep. Chaos existed, not because darkness was powerful, but because light had not yet been released. Then God spoke light into existence: “Let there be light.” And immediately, light appeared. After light appeared, God separated light from darkness. Light always precedes separation. Revelation always comes before distinction.

Genesis 1:1–4 reveals a pattern:
Light is introduced first, then darkness is confronted.

However, the fall of man introduced another dimension of darkness—not environmental darkness, but internal darkness. This was not the darkness God addressed in the beginning. This darkness settled within the human nature, corrupting perception, desire, and direction.

Jehovah Elohim is Light. When a man encounters Him, the first evidence is illumination. Sight is restored. Understanding is awakened. Direction becomes clear. It is never God’s intention for His children to navigate life by guesswork. Darkness is not a sign of humility; it is often a sign of withheld revelation.

When God sees a heart that genuinely seeks Him—one that longs to know His ways and walk in obedience—He releases light. That light most often comes through His Word.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Wor.d was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1).

This same Word did not remain abstract. The New Testament reveals that the Word became flesh.

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory” (John 1:14).

Therefore, when we declare, “Come into the light of Elohim,” we are issuing a summons:
Come through Jesus.
Engage the Word.
Study it.
Speak it.
Live it.
Obey it.

Because light is released where the Word is honored.

In this season, God is turning on the light. He is shining His illumination upon lives, families, ministries, businesses, nations and bloodlines. Hidden things will be exposed—not for condemnation, but for correction. Not to shame you, but to empower you.

Some have lost glory through demonic patterns, disobedience, or unaligned choices. Scripture records a moment of loss when a child was named Ichabod—“the glory has departed” (1 Samuel 4:21). Yet today, the Spirit of the Lord is calling: Ichabod, arise. Return to the light of Elohim.

Therefore, build a system that attracts and sustains light—a lifestyle anchored in the Word, sustained by prayer, expressed through obedience, and sealed by total surrender.

Where light reigns, darkness has no voice.

Stay revived!

The Ichabod System

JJ and I had a conversation concerning this blog, and she shared that God had told her that this year’s God-encounter for the ReviveWithJJ family would center on the Light of Elohim. Because of this, in the very first days I did not want to journal my revive journey in a way that diverted from what God had already spoken to her.

Then, during the late hours of Sunday, I received a clear word:

“Ichabod, Ichabod, Ichabod—come into the Light of Elohim.”

Immediately, my eyes flung open.

There is a place in God for this family, and that place is one of breaking the Ichabod structures and systems that have caged us from manifesting and encountering God’s light. This word led me to the story of Ichabod. Not much detail is given about his life after birth, but the circumstances surrounding his birth speak loudly.

The sins and ignorance of his bloodline became his harvest—a fulfillment of the saying, “Our fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” His name unfolds the story of a boy—and later a man—whose teeth would constantly be on edge. Ichabod means, “Where is the glory?” or “No glory” (1 Samuel 4:21). The Ichabod system is an enclave of darkness,shame,reproach,loss, limitations and constant setbacks.

So, every question life would ask this boy would center on one thing:

“Where is your glory?”

You who were born on the day the Ark was taken from Israel. You whose father’s family and whose own father’s death came before your birth.

And today, God is speaking to those of us who were thrown into life’s chaos:

“Come into the Light of Elohim.”

“I know the errors and sins of others spearheaded a harvest of shame for you, but I am the One whose mercy endures forever. You can come into My light. There is room enough for you in Me.”

The trades that sold your essence—your glory, your voice, your peace, your marriage, your health, your business, your career, your stability—simply because of your connection to certain places, people, or structures are being confronted. There is a greater connection that speaks, and it is the blood of the New Covenant that has been poured out. We accept forgiveness and enthrone a new government over our lives.

Today, God’s voice is declaring:

“Come into the Light of Elohim.”

Confess this words over again:

I come into the light of Elohim.

Stay Revived!

Light as an illuminating System

Light is a form of radiation that makes visibility possible, but in  Genesis 1: 3 we see that light carries a far deeper meaning. 

The Greek word for light, phōs, means luminous illumination. It speaks of visibility, sight, and revelation—illumination coming into a place where darkness once prevailed.

When God declared, “Let there be light,” He was not merely calling forth a physical object that emits light. He was introducing illumination itself into creation.

Genesis 1:3 — Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

These light brought light into existence. God saw that this light was good and separated the light from the darkness. This moment tells us that ight existed before the sun, the moon, and even before man was formed.

Later in creation, God established physical sources of light.

Genesis 1:16 — God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

This shows us that while the sun and moon are sources of light, light itself is a state of divine order, revelation, and clarity.

Before light appeared, Scripture describes the earth as without form and void, covered in darkness, while the Spirit of God hovered over the surface of the deep. Chaos, emptiness, and darkness existed simultaneously. Then light came—and with it, order began.

This pattern still applies today. When the Holy Spirit enters the life of a person, He hovers. And when He hovers, He brings a holy disturbance that causes areas of a man's life marked by emptiness, dryness, confusion, and lacks direction begin to shift. Darkness reacts, why? Because light has arrived.

As illumination increases, clarity follows. God begins to order what was once disordered, turning a life into an illuminating system that reflects His purpose.

Jesus affirms this truth when He declares that we are “the light of the world, a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden.” Beloved, we are not merely recipients of light—we are carriers of divine illumination.

When God calls a person into His phōs, He sets them apart. This creative and illuminating light aligns, orders, and positions them according to divine purpose. Light is not just something we see—it is a state we enter when God speaks.

And when God speaks light, chaos must give way to order.

Stay Revived!