Bible Verse of The Day – 3-12-18

John 3:19 (NKJV) 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Darkness reveals itself in many ways. One way is by its deeds. Deeds of darkness will be evident to those who see them.

Jesus came to bring light into the world. He was both welcomed and reviled. Those who sought truth and light loved Him and couldn’t get enough of His teachings. They surrendered their hearts and lives to Him.

Those who operated in darkness hated Him and did everything they could to extinguish His light, including having Him scourged and crucified.

And although it may have appeared to some that they won, and His light was snuffed out, He had the final say when He rose from the grave and ascended to heaven, to sit at the right hand of the Father!

As followers of Christ, we should make every effort to walk in the light. Walking in the light speaks loudly as to where we stand. Our deeds are the visible fruit of where our heart lies.

1 John 1:7 (NKJV) 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

And though we will all slip up occasionally and do the wrong thing, those instances shouldn’t be a regular part of our lives. In other words, as we walk and grow with Him, our sins and shortcomings should decrease as we mature as believers. If we’ve been a child of God for a long time, our habits and behaviors should reflect this, not the opposite.

This is, first, a decision that we make. And, second, something that we do, by walking it out.

If the things that we do regularly are more darkness than light, then we need to search our hearts and ask God to show us where our allegiance truly lies. And then ask Him to change our hearts, so we reflect His light.

Are we running from the light and hiding in the darkness, so that our deeds won’t be seen? Or are we running to the light so that we may be cleansed and live our lives in truth and freedom?

It’s up to us. We are the ones who choose.

Choose light and choose life.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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