August 3, 2026

“The Lamb Is Its Light”

Revelation 21:23

Adapted from Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening, Morning, August 3

Jesus is the light of heaven. In Scripture, light is:

The Emblem of Joy

The joy of the saints in heaven is comprised of this: Jesus chose us, loved us, bought us, cleansed us, robed us, kept us, glorified us. We are here entirely through the Lord Jesus.

The Cause of Beauty

Nothing of beauty is left when light is gone. Without light, no radiance flashes from the sapphire, no peaceful rays from the pearl, and thus all the beauty of the saints above comes from Jesus.

The Cause of Beauty

Nothing of beauty is left when light is gone. Without light, no radiance flashes from the sapphire, no peaceful rays from the pearl, and thus all the beauty of the saints above comes from Jesus. As planets, they reflect the light of the Sun of Righteousness; they live as beams proceeding from the central orb.

The Emblem of Knowledge

In heaven our knowledge will be perfect, but the Lord Jesus Himself will be the fountain of it. Dark providences, never understood before, will then be clearly seen, and all that puzzles us now will become plain to us in the light of the Lamb.

Manifestation

Light manifests. In this world it does not yet appear what we will be. God’s people are a hidden people, but when Christ receives his people into heaven, he will touch them with the wand of his own love and change them into the image of his manifested glory. They were poor and wretched, but what a transformation! They were stained with sin, but one touch of his finger, and they are bright as the sun and clear as crystal. Oh, what a manifestation!

All of this proceeds from the exalted Lamb. Whatever there may be of radiant splendour, Jesus shall be the centre and soul of it all. Oh, to be present and see him in his own light, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords!

This reflection is adapted from Charles Spurgeon’s classic devotional Morning and Evening, August 3 morning reading. All credit for this teaching belongs to Spurgeon.