Simple Devotions

Tag: light of the world

  • walk in the light

    Have you ever tried walking in the dark?

    It doesn’t work out so well, it takes longer to go from one place to another and can result in a stubbed toe.

    As your feeling your way along in a familiar place it can be ok if your not in a hurry however you appreciate having some light to guide you as it gets you to where you are trying to go faster.

    So if this is the case why would we choose to walk without light?

    God the One who created and gives light, sent His son Jesus as the “light of the world “ – why would we try to walk through our days here without Him ? Is it inconvenient or do we think – I got this, I’ll catch up with Him later Or is it a faith issue?

    There’s a passage in Deu 32 where Moses is talking to the Lord and The Lord responds all that His children have done and it is because they have no faith.

    This hits when you think about all that the Israelite nation experienced during this time with Moses in the wilderness and still they had no faith. Are we just like them chasing foolish idols?

    Idols are whatever the heart wants.

    If we don’t believe we have need of Him then this is equivalent to us stumbling around in the dark. We need light to walk here.

    A sad spiritual reality is that those who do believe still choose to walk in their own ways because being surrendered to His will is not what they love first. They want what they want and they don’t want to feel guilty about it. So they continue to pretend to believe in Gods grace, His mercy and His love. They may even say what is right but continue to live selfishly. This is what walking in darkness looks like.

    What does walking in the light look like?

    Slowing down to look for the truth. This is the beginning of wisdom. It’s also where peace lives, when you are still before Him.

    Seeking the truth means change and change means confession which leads to surrender.

    “Lord I need You, I can’t walk well because I can’t see.”

    These words will give light, which He gives freely.

    He is the light we desperately need to walk in.

    In Christ love, amen

  • united by faith

    I belong to a world wide community of believers and serve in different ways to help this group.

    This group of people from all walks of life come together to worship the ONE True God. Helping each other to overcome this world in Christ love, while ministering to the needs we have in life.

    We pray for each other and testify of His love towards us, we work together to share these experiences in more targeted outreaches.

    I currently serve as a bible teacher, and the communications director for my group.

    This is something I do for fellowship while serving Christ.

    I don’t do this for ” brownie points with God” and I don’t get paid to participate.

    I tell you this so you will understand what I am going to share next.

    Jesus came to make us partakers of the divine nature. As long as we are united to Him by faith , sin has no more dominion over us. God reaches for the hand of faith in us to direct it to lay fast hold upon the divinity of Christ, that we may attain to perfection of character. This is how we are saved, not by means of good works or belonging to a group of do gooders.

    Christ has shown us what He did to overcome the enemy-Satan, it is by the Word of God.

    Only by the Word could He resist temptation. “it is written, “ He said. And unto us are given “exceeding great and precious promises: that by these we might partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2 Peter 1:4

    Every promise in God’s Word is ours!

    By every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God, are we to live.

    When assailed by temptation, don’t look at your circumstances or to your weak self, but to the power of the word.

    All it’s strength is yours.

    Thy word , says the psalmist “have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee. By the word of Jesus lips have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

    My community helps me and I help them, and then we help others to overcome this world by the Word of God , this is my church.

    A bible believing church that teaches and honors both the old and new testament and calls Jesus the Son of God who saves ~ this where I would look for this special kind of community. Here’s one that is World wide.

    In Christ love, Amen

  • being an Instrument

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?
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    The Lord has been working to fashion me into His steward, to proclaim His name, sharing of the good news of the salvation in Christ Jesus.

    I am 52 years old and have just had a full circle moment.

    I say this simply because at 20 years old I was called by His word to live according to His plans. I was lead to break generational family sins, I was shown how to be a missionary in our own home giving my heart to the Lord in such a way that it would help to shape my children into becoming instruments for Him.

    I see this now clearly, I have three adult children today whom are servants. One is currently learning to lead and teach the bible as a pastor/ teacher of the word, the middle one is a peace officer serving in our local community helping others to have a better day, and the youngest is giving her life to teach in the mission fields wherever the Lord sends even remote islands.

    Now that I am in this new place I was uncertain how He would use me. I’m not exceptional or well educated in biblical languages. I don’t have any special talents that lend to ministry. I have a 50% hearing impairment and I also have a speech impediment.

    Even so I know He can use our willingness.

    I’ve been on this journey over the last few years to be a good steward in learning His word so that I can share it better.

    Only I didn’t’ realize until now that I would be speaking more and more to the present truths of His word – on topics that many do not enjoy or delight in sharing.

    Truthfully even I shied away from the topic of “dooms day” I know how others look at you when you are telling everyone “the sky is falling, the sky is falling!”

    But I am sure, that if we do not discuss the warnings of God – we are choosing to walk blindly.

    The Heavenly Father wants His children to have light for their paths.

    The Good Shepard who died for the world is opening wide the gates of Paradise to all who believe in Him.

    Soon the battle for our souls will end, the victory won.

    Very soon we shall see Him and all our hopes of eternal life will be made complete. His presence will make the trials and sufferings of this life seem as nothing.

    You see the moment we realize that we are to proclaim the truth of this warfare and who wins this great controversy – is the moment freedom begins.

    I absolutely love my family – I love the life the Lord blessed with with, but more importantly I love Jesus and I want to be an instrument for Him in bringing LIGHT to this dark covered land.

    Jesus is coming and we must be ready, not asleep. 

    All the words underlined are linked to the verses that verify the truth of His Words, these are not mine but His and I am just the instrument to share them.

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    In Christ Love, Amen

  • black Friday

    I wrote this on the 28th, but failed to publish it.

    Thoughts on this day, what are the odds of a “sale” day being called black Friday, right after a day set aside for “thanksgiving”.

    There was another Friday like this one which also proceeded the last supper in “thanksgiving” of the Passover Luke 22 .

    It would happen right after that Thursdays meal, when the Son of God was lead to the slaughter house of satans cohorts, being tried and persecuted, scrounged so badly he was unrecognizable, a crown of thorns placed on His head by those who mocked Him in ridicule, unjustly punished – enduring all of it’s shame to lay down His life to pay the penalty of sins. ( Isaiah 53:5)

    A gift paid in full for to those who believe Him to be God in flesh.

    A sale of a lifetime in eternity. ( Romans 5:10 )

    That was one of the blackest days in all of history.

    As a friend of mine says “that’s not odd, that’s God”.

    In a nut shell the current commercialism of black Friday,it promotes shopping starting at midnight, some even sooner. Picture lines of motivated shoppers getting something for nothing. We have seen the videos of people fighting over, getting trampled on or stealing from one another. For some this is for their Christmas shopping. Ironic considering it’s supposed to be the most generous time of the year, but not on that day.

    In Philippians we read about the ministry we are to have towards another, because of our confidence in Christ, His power works through us to be more like minded, humble towards one another.

    If you have received courage from Him, or comfort from His love, if you enjoy fellowship with others in His Spirit. He wants this to be the theme of our lives, to do to others what He has done for us.

    We are called to act (live) like Jesus Christ.

    Jesus was in the very form of God and had the nature of God-He never boasted about being like God. He always honored the Father above Himself, in fact He always was willing put Himself aside like a servant and in human form He obeyed the plan of Salvations according to the prophecy, which was God leading Him to the cross.

    If you have accepted the free gift of Salvation – then know this we are to work our own salvation with awe and gratitude always recognizing that it is God who is working in You – It is Him who gives the power to do His will and obey.

    You are lights in these dark Fridays.

    In Christ Love, Amen