The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 314


 The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 314

John 1:6-13 New King James Version (NKJV)
John’s Witness: The True Light
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Christ – Meditation in The Wisdom and knowledge of God

Psalm 19:1-6 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. The heavens declare the glory of God; In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. 6 Its rising is from one end of heaven, and its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Mankind is without excuse, to think that the Creator is absent from His Creation, or that He is non-existent, is to be covered in the dross of deception and fraud. Plainly, these folks are covered in darkness. So, Jesus came to His own, His chosen nation. The nation failed to receive Him in the Jewish town of Bethlehem. There was no ROOM found for Him; No room physically, no room spiritually and lastly, no room mentally. So and with the Creation that knows Him best, the animals and the stars, a multitude of angels and the downtrodden shepherds, Messiah came.

An angel of the LORD along with a multitude of the host of heaven began singing and praising God, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men!” (Luke 2:14). This is a wonderful gift offering of God to us, yet in a short span of less than forty years, Jesus was laid in a tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea, (John 19:38-42). No one knows REJECTION as Jesus does. But to as many as received Him, to them He gave the RIGHT to become the Children of God His Father. The way to the Father is to those who are  born, not of blood [nationality], not of the will of the flesh [parental desire] nor of the will of man [religion], but of GOD. God is not defeated or dead as some believe, including Satan. The Truth is that those who believe this are the DEAD ones.

We who trust God have received the victory. 1 Corinthians 15:57 – But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 John 5:4 – For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

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