lightfromtheworddevotional

CHRIST: OUR ACCESSORY

“Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification” – Romans 4:25 LIGHT FOR NOW: Jesus willingly gave himself to redeem man. Paul has described the amazing faith of Abraham, who believed God would keep His promises as the years made it seem more and more unlikely in human terms. AbrahamContinueContinue reading “CHRIST: OUR ACCESSORY”

SIN ENTERED THE WORLD

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all men have sinned” – Romans 5:12 LIGHT FOR NOW: We have peace with God. In the previous verses before our main text (Romans 5:12), Paul explained that salvation on the basisContinueContinue reading “SIN ENTERED THE WORLD”

GOD IS LIGHT

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you; that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” – 1 John 1:5 LIGHT FOR NOW: There’s no darkness in God. God is light, hence the reason Moses recorded that God said, let there be light. Hence,ContinueContinue reading “GOD IS LIGHT”

CHRIST: THE ESSENCE OF THE SCRIPTURE

“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (which he had promised afore by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures)” – Romans 1:1 LIGHT FOR NOW: The scriptures testify of Christ. In the text above, Paul lets us know that the bible is separated from otherContinueContinue reading “CHRIST: THE ESSENCE OF THE SCRIPTURE”

THE BIBLE MUST BE READ

“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” – 2Timothy 2:15 LIGHT FOR NOW: The bible must be read. The word “study” in the above text (which was translated from the Greek word “spoudazo”) implies eagerness to make an effort. It is aContinueContinue reading “THE BIBLE MUST BE READ”

SEEKING FOR REST

“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” – Matthew 11:28 LIGHT FOR NOW: God’s plan is centered towards granting eternal solace to His people. Leaning on the wordings of the above text, Jesus speaks to the crowd after John had sent his disciples to enquireContinueContinue reading “SEEKING FOR REST”