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The Power of God’s Word

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” II Timothy 2:15 KJV God is pleased with our efforts when we study hard to gain His approval.  What does He want us to study? His Word. We will never be ashamed by studying and learning the Word of God because… And God stands by His Word. Isaiah 55:11 says, “So…

God Shines His Light in Our Hearts

“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” II Corinthians 4:6 KJV We were once without Christ – living in total darkness.  Then God shined His Light in our hearts, and that light revealed the knowledge of His glory in the face of His…

I AM the Light of the World

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:20 KJV No one likes to walk in physical darkness.  We like bright sunny days and well-lit homes.  Why don’t we like the dark?  Because we can’t see where we’re going or what obstacles might be in our paths. …

Walk as Children of Light

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Ephesians 5:11 KJV I Corinthians 1:9 says, “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”   Fellowship is a good thing.   God desires us to have fellowship with Him, with His Son, Jesus, and with other believers.  I John 1:3 says, “That which we have seen and…

God Wants Everyone to be Saved

“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” I Timothy 2:4 KJV The truth of salvation is found in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ.  II Corinthians 4:6 says, “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face…

Touch Not the Unclean Thing

“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” II Corinthians 6:17-18 KJV Parents greatly delight in knowing that their children have chosen to follow in their footsteps, especially when those decisions guide them into a…

Don’t be Like the World

In John 17:16, Jesus said, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”  As believers, we are in the world – that means it is our temporary home.  But we are not of the world.  We shouldn’t try to identify with the world.  We don’t belong to the world.  We’ve been bought with a price  (I Corinthians 6:20).  We now belong to Christ.  Christ…