PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (23)

“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” – Ephesians 1:4 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is not an afterthought in God’s plan. Before the world began, the Father purposed that those who are in ChristContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (23)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (22)

“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” – 1John 4:4 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is a victorious nature. The believer does not fight for victory but lives from the victory of the indwelling Christ. OneContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (22)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (21)

“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” – 1John 3:16 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is revealed most clearly in sacrificial love. God’s life within us does not merely seek to be served; it delightsContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (21)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (20)

“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.” – Ephesians 5:8 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature does not merely bring us into the light; it makes us children of light. The believer no longer lives under the dominion of darkness but manifests the lifeContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (20)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (19)

“Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.” – 1Corinthians 12:27 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is never given for isolation but for participation. Every believer shares the life of Christ and is joined to every other believer as one body. One of the beautiful realities of the divine nature isContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (19)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (18)

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.” – John 15:4 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is sustained through abiding, not striving. The believer’s strength is not found in self-effort but inContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (18)”