Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Day 241 - Separating Light From Dark

Thoughts on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - # 279
         
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Light is a special part of life.  And, Jesus as The Light of this world, is more than just special…He brings the spectacular to life.  Walking in The Light is our choice to take on Christ’s spectacular Life.

Michael shows us the difference between Light and darkness, and how our enemy tries to steal (the big thief) our walk in Jesus/Light.




DAY 241

Separating Light From Dark


God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. --Genesis 1:17 & 18

The day that you received Jesus you received everything. How could you not? He is, actually, everything. Colossians 1:16, “For by Him all things were created, {both} in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created by Him and for Him.” Each day, since that first day, it has been the mission of the Holy Spirit to convince you that you are lacking in nothing. In opposition, Satan has taken it upon himself to convince you that you are lacking in everything, to persuade you that your job, mate, kids, situation, physical appearance, and position in life are all substandard. He also has to convince you that holiness, mercy, fellowship, maturity, blessings, and forgiveness must all be worked for, his goal being to have you so consumed with what you think you do not have that you will never recognize what you do have.

Sometimes I feel as though my office, wherever I happen to have it set up, is a place where light and darkness meet, and it is God’s gracious work to separate the two. My job is to witness to the work of the Spirit, the Jesus that is in believers. So many come to my office possessing so much, and yet they cannot see the blessings for obsessing on the negatives. They are men with beautiful families, children that are not rebellious, financial security, and a wife who puts up with and even loves them, despite their goofy behavior. Yet the devil has blinded them to the point that they cannot see positives in any of it; they sit there recounting the offenses they have had in life, the people who have let them down, and their failed attempts to be Christian. Every preacher must learn to be free from the fear of repetition. I am! What gets a person’s attention gets him! We are to obsess on what is true, right, pure, and lovely. I guess everyone is just self-centered enough to think only about himself! We mingle light and darkness to the point where we do not know the difference and all of life is gray. Pray for a word from Him that would separate the two!

Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point      Green – IT, Incredible Truth        
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches           Pink – PV, Priceless Victory


It has been my experience for almost 40 years to encounter so many Saints who do not know “who they are IN CHRIST,” or “who Christ is IN THEM.”  Therefore, it seems they obsess on the negatives, believe they are lacking in virtually everything, don’t recognize what they do have, and life is a “dark gray” for many.

Jesus is Light.  All Saints have Jesus.  Therefore, all Saints have Light.  Light takes away darkness…Saints have to “hide themselves from Jesus (Light)” to walk in darkness.  Not much of a life (no pun intended…all Saints HAVE THE LIFE!).

I like Michael’s two directives: “we are to obsess on what is true, right, pure, and lovely”…and, “pray for a word from Him” that would separate us from any darkness and to a focus on Jesus/Light.

Jesus, Who is the Light, says His words are Life…Jesus, give us a word of Life from You to Light our way!




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