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Revelation 22:16 " I Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.
The True Acknowledges Jesus
Christ as the only way to salvation---right relationship with
God. 2 Corinthians 4: 6 For it is the God
who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to
give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus
Christ. 2 Peter 1:17-19 For He received
from God the Father honor & glory when such a voice came to Him from the
Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 we
heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy
mountain. 19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to
heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns & the
morning star rises in your hearts.
1. Jesus
brought light to reveal error when darkness had appeared through sin
2. The
word confirmed for salvation, healing & deliverance…to live for God by
faith in obedience to Him: John 14:6 NKJV 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way,
the truth & the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. It is the
walk of faith in Him! Having Jesus, is
sinning no more
Heart is your intellect, awareness, that inner person....this encompasses both the physical and spiritual. It is to see Jesus speak God's words for life to us. In the kingdom of God is eternal. It is Jesus leading us home. It is not for you or me to dwell on clouds or float around forever. It is finding our home with Him as He leads us by His example.
Righteousness is what is right with God: " My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness" (Psalm 119:172). It is the cultivation of the correct moral principles within ourselves. Again the heart of man is involved. As a nation we should cultivate morality to produce spiritual and social growth. But alas that has nor occurred in many years. Knowing that righteousness is considered as morality of man, it is knowing it is also that foundation of justice. Justice is correct moral practice, the practical application of morality.
Jesus came to bring the Kingdom of God and Israel was not cultivating God's commandments. They were far from moral standards. They lived lives incompatible with knowing the Word of God. It is what we see today in many places of this nation. There is no justice! Just look at the graffiti on city walls. Or have you seen mattresses thrown on the side of highways. We just saw yesterday that someone decided to throw their trash by the roadway. That is not good for man nor animal living in that area.
Or what about being the considerate driver on the roadways? It is not passing you on a curve where view is obstructed. It is not passing using that extra lane intended for traffic coming to meet you.
God can see. He checks our hearts indeed. And that social injustice is noted when exploiting the poor. We have seen in this nation the encouragement toward addictions, and that of teaching small children about sexuality. Where is the light of the Lord when there is that heart of darkness?
Our hearts must be set toward the thing of the Lord. Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. The identity we should adhere to is that of spiritual things with Christ by death to the past and the empowerment for this present day as by resurrection of Jesus.
Jesus brought the Kingdom of God and the Word increased. But those who like their positions and ways of doing religion proved fatal for Jesus. But Resurrection proved God's power indeed. Even in the book of Acts you can find Stephen full of the Holy Spirit speaking wisdom of God and miracles occurring. Still there were those in chapter 6 to set up false witnesses, as they said Stephen spoke blasphemous words against their holy place and the law. Yet Stephen had the face of an angel. He kept to the word of God given in chapter 7. He spoke truth and their hearts were cut through by that truth. They took him out and stoned him. And while the stoning took place, He full of the Holy Spirit spoke, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God." They closed their ears and stoned a man o faith.
Is culture deciding your fate? Are you really a man after God or man after a culture style of dressing in costumes of dogs, cats, fish, butterflies or whales? They had a parade for that on east coast just the last couple of weeks. Jesus is the Morning Star leading us on. We move onto victory and see miracles done. Just ask me, I know for I am walking again, and getting stronger every day.
God is good, His mercy is everlasting. Jesus has gone to prepared a place for you and I. ( John 14:2) Verse 6 states, :"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
We must have one heart with Jesus to go home with Him! To face the darkness of this nation, we must remain in Jesus. Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. ( Ephesians 6:10) Staying with the Lord, repenting of any lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes or pride of life.
As Paul says, "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory" (2 Corinthians 4:17).
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