Walk in the Light

“If we walk in the light as He is in the light … the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
     To mistake freedom from sin only on the conscious level of our lives for complete deliverance from sin by the atonement through the Cross of Christ is a great error. No one fully knows what sin is until he is born again. Sin is what Jesus Christ faced at Calvary. The evidence that I have been delivered from sin is that I know the real nature of sin in me. For a person to really know what sin is requires the full work and deep touch of the atonement of Jesus Christ, that is, the imparting of His absolute perfection. The Holy Spirit applies or administers the work of the atonement to us in the deep unconscious realm as well as in the conscious realm. And it is not until we truly perceive the unrivaled power of the Spirit in us that we understand the meaning of 1 John 1:7, which says, “… the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” This verse does not refer only to conscious sin, but also to the tremendously profound understanding of sin which only the Holy Spirit in me can accomplish. I must “walk in the light as He is in the light …” —not in the light of my own conscience, but in God’s light. If I will walk there, with nothing held back or hidden, then this amazing truth is revealed to me: “… the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses [me] from all sin” so that God Almighty can see nothing to rebuke in me. On the conscious level it produces a keen, sorrowful knowledge of what sin really is. The love of God working in me causes me to hate, with the Holy Spirit’s hatred for sin, anything that is not in keeping with God’s holiness. To “walk in the light” means that everything that is of the darkness actually drives me closer to the center of the light.

The Mighty Mississippi

     It seems all the Politian’s have time to do is spend millions of dollars on attack ads about character assassination instead to discussing our nation’s solutions. Are you as sick of this as I am?
     Folks, our nation have serious problems for example; our mounting debt of 16 plus Trillion dollars, struggling economy and unemployment; consider the following.
     The worst drought in more than 50 years is having a devastating impact on the Mississippi River.  The Mississippi has become very thin and narrow, and if it keeps on dropping there is a very real possibility that river traffic could get shut down.  And considering the fact that approximately 60 percent of our grain, 22 percent of our oil and natural gas, and one-fifth of our coal travel down the Mississippi River this would be absolutely further crippling for our economy. 
     It is estimated that if all Mississippi River traffic was stopped that it would cost the U.S. economy 300 million dollars a day. Check the facts yourself.
     Lord, we need a blessing as in Psalms 65:9-10 ⁹You visit the Earth, and water it: You greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water: You prepare them corn, when You have so provided for it. ¹⁰You Water the ridges thereof abundantly: You settle the furrows thereof: You make it soft with showers: You bless the springing thereof.  We give you all thanks and glory and ask for Rain.

Victory In Christ

Suggested Scripture: 1 John 1:5 - 2:2; Romans 6

     Believers wrestle with besetting sins. We pray, confess, believe, and more often than not - relapse.

     Is there any remedy? Or are we sentenced, by our natures, to endure until we are with the Lord? Praise God, there is a profound hope for believers' victory - regardless of the nature of our struggles.
     First, we must come to the point of a biblical confession which means that we "agree" with God about the vile nature of our sins, understanding how they grieve His Holy character. We ask Him to show us our sin from His perspective, seeing its consequences. Such genuine confession leads to being "made sorrowful to the point of repentance" (a definite change of direction) 2 Corinthians 7:9.
     If we have done so and still cannot escape, there is still hope. Our sinful acts as believers are the result of the principle of sin that still seeks to enslave us. But Paul says in Galatians 2:20 that he has been "crucified with Christ." Listen: At the cross Jesus not only took care of our sins but also our sin natures. Meaning, victory over our besetting sins is through faith - confessing (agreeing) that our old sin natures are crucified and that we have been freed and liberated by Christ to "WALK IN NEWNESS OF LIFE" (Romans 6:4) Christ in your life, can overcome any sin habit.
     Bottom line - Your Victory Is In Christ!