lightfromtheworddevotional

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (7)

“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.” – Colossians 3:10 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature changes your identity instantly, but the renewing of your mind is a lifelong journey. The new man must continually learn who he has become in Christ.ContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (7)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (6)

“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.” – Romans 8:21 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is a nature of liberty. God did not impart His life to leave you in bondage but to bring you into the glorious freedomContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (6)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (5)

“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” – Romans 8:2 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is not merely a new status before God; it is a new power at work within the believer. The life of God does notContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (5)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (4)

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 LIGHT FOR NOW: The Christian life does not begin with self-improvement; it begins with a new creation. God does not renovate the old man; He creates a newContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (4)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (3)

“Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” – John 1:13 LIGHT FOR NOW: The believer’s greatest identity is not found in his earthly ancestry but in his heavenly birth. You are who you are because you have been born ofContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (3)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (2)

“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.” – 1Corinthians 15:49 LIGHT FOR NOW: The Christian life is not an attempt to improve Adam. It is the manifestation of Christ. In the new birth, God does not polish the old image; He introduces aContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (2)”