15/01/2020 - PREPARING FOR VICTORY

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For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.  Psalm 18:28

The soul of man is the Lord´s lamp, the lamp which David felt that he would light again. Due to Adam’s sin, man came out of the light to dwell in darkness. However, when a person has his lamp — the soul — enlightened, the Holy Spirit begins to search the inner depths of his heart (Proverbs 20:27). With heavenly enlightenment, you come close to the Almighty’s help which is available to all who seek Him, and you experience that which is good!

In addition to the Fountain of life being in the Lord, we see the light in His light (Psalm 36:9). Therefore, to be successful and approved for eternal life, we need the divine light to reflect upon us. David knew that the time would come for his darkness to be enlightened by the Almighty. Every convert must know that he is part of the Body of Christ, so his lamp will be lit and God is his Illuminator!

Many people are stumbling because light is lacking in the time devoted to seeking and doing the divine will. Just as the day is divided into two 12-hour periods, so is the spiritual world. If you walk at night, you will surely stumble, but if you walk by day, it will not happen, because you will see the Light of the world (John 11: 9, 10). You decide during what time you will walk, don’t you?

Without the Lord´s guidance, we can do nothing. He is the Vine, and we are the branches. If we are in Him, and He in us, a perfect and possible rapport for those who believe, we will never fail to bear fruit, for we will have divine ability at work in us (John 15: 5). He is the Light that came into the world, but man continues to love darkness more (John 3:19). For this reason, we hear about problems and sufferings in all places. What do you say?

If you are out of God’s presence any sort of problem can happen. The devil makes use of this distance to get you off the Way and do what you should never even think of doing. The secret is to remain before the Father, not to stumble in any word. Thus, you will be perfect, powerful, and restrain your body (James 3:2).

When one is acting according to divine guidance, one should pay attention to the Word. The voice of the Most High will make you understand His path, so turn neither to the right nor to the left (Isaiah 30:21). Walk as a son of light; thus may the Father be justified in your calling and election. The rebels will not prove the goodness of God, because they excluded themselves by rebelling.

In the past, before your conversion, like anyone who has not yet confessed Jesus as Lord and Savior, you were in darkness, being dominated and guided by it. So, your works were evil. But now you have become light in the Lord and must walk in such way. Your works show what kind of person you are, and what you can do for the Kingdom of God.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares