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BEHOLDING HIS GLORY

"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." (2 Corinthians 4:6).   Jesus Christ is the A to Z, the beginning and the end, the first and the last, the Author and Finisher of our faith, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  He said that no man can come to the heavenly Father, but by Him.  He is the light of the world, and God has commanded that His light should shine into the darkness of this world, and into the darkness of our hearts.  With this light comes the knowledge of the glory of God.  That is, we can see and know the glory of God simply by believing and receiving His Son Jesus Christ.    There are many who think that God likes to hide Himself from man, and that it is difficult to know what it is that He requires of us humans.  This could not be further from the truth.  The fact is, God delights in His fel...
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POWER TO BECOME

"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12, 13).   Power is something that many men and women seek in this world.   The power to amass wealth, the power to lead others, and the power to command respect are all ways in which people seek to wield power.   God offers us something more, however: the power to become the sons of God.   He is not promising us merely a title (for this would require no power at all), but He is promising us the ability to become spiritually mature sons of God, having the same characteristics as the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.   He has promised us that we can be "partakers of the divine nature," and be changed into His image. (2 Peter 1:4).     How do we receive such power?   It is simply a matter of receiving Jesus Christ, and be...
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REDECORATING THE TEMPLE

"And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.  And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.  And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.  And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.  And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.  And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering...
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