"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." He created all things and the Word was light. He was the light that lightens every human that comes into the world. There is light and life and power, wonder-working light and life and power in the wonderful Word of God. The world is still in darkness, and it seems to be waxing darker and more evil each day. We who are born of the Spirit do not belong to the night or darkness, but are children of the light. Let us not be like others who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. We who are sealed by the Spirit of God are children of light, God spoke the Word of light into our darkened lives. Let us live as children of light, for the fruit of His light consists of all that is good and gracious, righteous and true. Let us shine the light of Christ into every area of our lives and into the lives of all we meet in the short time we have left on the earth, for His praise and glory. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, You are the Father of light and we thank You that we are Your children. Help us always to walk in the light of Your truth, live in the light of Your love, and reflect the light of the Lord Jesus, in Whose name we pray, AMEN. The human spirit is God's lamp in a dark world of sin and suffering. We are not created with the capacity to shine ourselves - only the Light of Christ within our regenerated human spirit (our new born-again life in Christ), can illuminate the spirit of humans and shed light in a dark world. The lamp is not that Light of God but the vessel through which the Light of Christ may shine - illuminating our hearts and shining forth the Light of Christ and the Love of God to a lost and dying world. But before we can be used effectively by Him, we should welcome His inner scrutiny into our inner being and willingly submit to His searching of our hearts, our hidden thoughts, and our secret motives so that we may be fit vessels to shine forth His Light to others. The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being. Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, what a great joy and privilege it is to know that Your Holy Spirit dwells in the inner sanctuary of our hearts. We pray that You would search us and identify and correct any faults You find within. May our lives be used by You as a lamp, to shine forth the life and light of Christ that dwells in us. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. The earth was created to be beautiful, with great structure and design, and it was spoken into being for a specific and wonderful purpose - for the glory of God. The earth is a profound mystery that was conceived in the heart of the eternal God. It reflects amazing precision, breath-taking complexity, and delicate intricacies. The non-believer has said in their heart 'there is no God', despite the declaration of His mighty power from the heavens above and the powerful testimony of the earth beneath. Evidence of God is also announced through the inner conscience of all... and together with the written Word of God, clear testimony is given to every person of the undeniable truth that, "in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" by the power of His Word. The mystery of His spoken WORD, the power of His written WORD, the wonder of His living WORD, and the grace of the Incarnate WORD - our Lord Jesus Christ. He truly is an amazing God. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, as we see Your great wisdom reflected in Your wonderful creation, we want to praise You with our whole being. Thank you for the creative Word-of-God, WHO not only spoke the worlds into being from nothing but died for us, so that we could live – so that we could have life - everlasting life and life more abundantly. Open the eyes of foolish who arrogantly refuse to recognize the truth and acknowledge Jesus as their Creator and gracious Savior, and thank You for all Your never-failing goodness, mercy, and amazing grace towards US. This we pray in Jesus' name, AMEN. "Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?'" is a question asked in Proverbs, but the tenor and temperature of this question is such that the answer must be, NO ONE! Nobody can say "I have cleansed my heart and am pure from sin." This may be the boast of the self-righteous moralist or deeply religious-minded Pharisee. Many foolishly consider they are 'good enough' when they compare their 'upright' life with the ungodly practices of their neighbor. This question in Proverbs 20:9 is designed to help us recognize we are sinners in need of cleansing. It is to make each one of us realize our heart is not clean before God, and that no one is pure from their sin or innocent before Him. It is a schoolmaster to point us to Christ, only the Lord can cleanse the hearts of the sinners. No amount of self-effort or self-cleaning can wash away the guilty sin that enchains each one of us. Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin"? Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, how we thank You that through the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus on the Cross, You have cleansed our hearts, forgiven our sins, and have made us pure within. We thank You that because of Him, we are accepted in the Beloved and clothed with His righteousness. It is in His name we pray, AMEN. There are those that presume in their hearts to elevate themselves, and to become as little gods in their own blinded eyes and bloodied hearts, which are puffed up with pride. There are those that reject the true and living God, preferring to transfer their mindless worship onto other created life-forms, which in their foolish hearts are elevated into the status of a god. But the Lord our God is One, and He alone is worthy to receive true worship, praise, honor, and glory, for He is unique in character, singular in integrity, distinct in graciousness, unparalleled in perfection, and eternal in power. The Lord our God is indeed One, He is pre-eminent. He alone deserves our most humble thanks and our most devoted praise. He uniquely demands our most steadfast heart and our most trusting obedience - for He alone is worthy and to Him belongs all the kingdom, the power, the wisdom, and the glory, both now and forever, Amen. Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. Our United Prayer:
Loving Father there is no one like You and we praise and worship You for Your love towards us. Help us to tear down any false god or foolish idol that we have created in our own imagination. You alone are worthy of our worship, praise, and thanksgiving, and we pray that the rest of our lives may be set aside completely for You, in willing obedience and humble devotion for Your praise and glory. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN. |
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