Saturday, July 8, 2017

Shine in my Heart!

2Co 4:6 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. 
2Co 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 
2Co 4:8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 
2Co 4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 
2Co 4:10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

God SHINES in our hearts.
God GIVES us the LIGHT of KNOWLEDGE of the GLORY of GOD in the FACE of JESUS CHRIST.
This TREASURE- the light of knowledge is put into earthen vessels- which we truly are. We are made from dust and to dust we return.  We cannot manufacture the knowledge on our own, it has been given to us as a treasure! The excellent POWER of GOD gives us this knowledge. All glory, praise and honor unto HIM!

Troubled but not distressed… ONLY if we keep Christ first in our lives! Only if we keep the knowledge given to us, keep the light that shines in our hearts!  Satan longs to distress us and He knows every single way to get to us. From our greatest weakness to our smallest weakness, Satan is right there to pick at them, to magnify them until he blocks out our HOPE! When he blocks out our hope we become distressed, perplexed, despairing. Today Satan did this to me, I'm ashamed to admit it, but he did and I beg for forgiveness from my loving Savior!

We need the light to shine in our hearts ALWAYS through all things!

Please Father God, please I would have this light in my heart- the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ! Please!

With this light in my heart let me always look to Jesus, always!
 
2Co 4:8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 
2Co 4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 
2Co 4:10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

Rom 8:17  And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 
Rom 8:18  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 

2Ti 2:11  It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him

Please let me be dead with You so I may live with You!
Teach me to be Yours through all suffering no matter what form it takes!
Please!

All through Your amazing LOVE Your mercy, your grace!

Please SHINE in my heart!

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