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THE PATH OF THE JUST

“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” (Proverbs 4:18).     There is a path that we all must walk through this life.  It is the course that each of us must run from birth to death.  The Bible teaches that the path of the just (those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior) is a much different road than that of the wicked (those who have not accepted the Lord). Among the just, there is a lot of diversity in the way that people choose to walk their path with God.  Christians are at all levels of growth and spiritual maturity.  Some grow rapidly, moving from faith to faith as they learn to apply God’s Word to their lives, while others seem content to live as they always have and never seek to climb to a higher plain.  We must be careful not to judge or condemn those we feel don’t “measure up” to our standards or preferences, however.  Jesus told Nicodemus, “ For God sent not His Son i...
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LOOKING UNTO JESUS

“ … looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith ; Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12: 2).   These three words, “looking unto Jesus,” seem to be at the heart of Paul’s letter to the 1 st century Hebrew Christians, but it is also the heart of the Gospel message to every soul that has received Him from the 1 st century until now.  Paul especially wanted to make sure that these Jewish converts were placing their faith solely on Jesus Christ and His finished work of redemption rather than in the trappings of religion they formerly trusted.   He knew that it would do no good for them to rely on angels, a worldly temple, an earthly priesthood, a temporal Promised Land, a fleshly covenant, or carnal sacrifices to secure their eternal salvation.  All those things were part of the old covenant and were ineffective in bringing God’s people to...
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LET US PASS OVER

“And the same day, when the even was come, He saith unto them, LET US PASS OVER UNTO THE OTHER SIDE .” (Mark 4:35).   How precious is God’s Word!   It is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path.   It illuminates our way through the gross darkness of sin, deceit, and confusion that besieges us today.   Not only does it lighten those external things around us, but also it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of our own hearts.    Every day, the Lord wants to come and share something of His Word and of Himself with us that we might grow, and it is up to us either to receive and believe or reject and neglect.   Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20).   This applies to every child of God.   The Lord wants to share His heavenly Manna and allow us to sup from the Bread of Life.   It is up t...
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