Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Psalm 119:105 God is the source and scale for all that is true. Nothing is truly understood until it is understood in the light of God. “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding” (Ps. 119:130). When we open the Bible there is illuminating truth.…
God is light and in him is no darkness.1 John 1:5 We are not told that God is the light, but that God is light. Light is synonymous with truth and righteousness. God is truth and in Him is no error. God is completely holy and perfectly perfect. Light spreads and searches even to the slightest space. There is no…
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. 2 Corinthians 6:14 An unbeliever is a person who is living far from Jesus. We cannot be closely linked to those who are living in darkness. Believers are people who are striving to live by the light of Christ. There is a major difference between someone who knows Jesus and someone who says…
Looking to Jesus.Hebrews 12:2 Our instinct to hide shame is not completely in error. We must hide our shame with Jesus. “If we walk in the light as he is in the light…the blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). The only way to hide shame is to bring it into the light so we cannot…
They hid from the presence of God among the trees.Genesis 3:8 The first instinct of the first humans immediately after sinning was to find a hiding place. Suddenly they were fallen and feeble. They were damaged in a now dangerous world. All people conceal shame in pointless places. Pride moves us to use whatever we can to hide our shame.…
Always strive to do what is good for each other. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Christ followers should strive for authentic forgiveness. People may attempt to harm us with their words and actions, but we must respond as Christ. “Walk in the light, as he is in the light” (1 John 1:7). The feeling that you have to be right is born out of…
You are the light of the world.Matthew 5:14 The idea that we must show Jesus to the world is not an indistinct requirement. Every involvement should be an illuminating illustration of Christ. Do your desires, decisions, and destinations show the world your Savior? Importantly, our Christian demonstration should be without clarifying notification. We should not have to tell people we…