lightfromtheworddevotional

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (12)

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” – Philippians 2:13 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is not merely God’s gift to you; it is God’s activity within you. The Christian life is the continual operation of God in the believer. One of theContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (12)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (11)

“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…” – Romans 8:29 LIGHT FOR NOW: The ultimate purpose of the divine nature is not merely that we possess God’s life, but that we progressively reflect God’s Son. The Father’s goal is Christ revealed in us. EveryContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (11)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (10)

“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” – 1John 3:2 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is both a present reality and aContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (10)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (9)

“For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.” – Hebrews 2:11 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature does not merely make us followers of Christ; it brings us into God’s family. We are no longer strangers to GodContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (9)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (8)

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” – 2Corinthians 3:18 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is expressed by beholding Christ. The more you see Him through theContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (8)”

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)”