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7/18/04 |
Genesis 1:1 And God called the light Day, and the
darkness he called Night. (KJV)
Sometimes the most simple of verses trigger the deepest
of thoughts. An infinite God can hide so many things in one place.
Consider some parallel thoughts for this verse. . .
1. What God makes, God names! God is making you into
His likeness and image, restoring you to better than what Adam lost when
he lost the image and likeness of God by disobedience. But God is still
naming even today; He calls you Bride, He calls you Friend, He calls you
Redeemed, He calls you Chosen, He calls you Called-Out-Ones. If you call
yourself by any other name, then you are not in line with what God has
named you. You are a SAINT of the most HIGH.
2. Before we see good and evil we see Light and Dark.
The type exists before the antitype has even begun. Jesus said to be
careful that the light that is in you is indeed light. If it is light,
then you have power for The Light has power. If Darkness is around you,
fear not; the Light is right around the horizon just waiting to chase away
your darkness. Let the creation testify to you that LORD God existed
before Evil is ever created. Light existed before there was Dark.
3. Life is full of distinctions which God has created;
each with their purpose. Plants thrive in the light, but sleep in the
dark. You thrive in the Light of God, but you fall asleep when darkness
comes upon you. Is it any wonder that God hast to warn us to ‘shake
sleep’. It is because it is night. Even the disciples had a tough time
staying up and praying when ‘darkness’ fell upon them. Christ’s
darkest hour put them to sleep! We are children of the Light and we should
be walking in the light. The world is going to sleep very fast, for
darkness, yea gross darkness, has come upon them. We now are no longer
dependant on the Light being in the World or Creation, but rather the
Light ‘in the midst of you’ shines brightest!
One last thought. Today is the DAY of salvation -- for the Light of the
World has come! The world can put on blinders, dark glasses, or turn their
face from the Sun but they cannot ever run completely away from the coming
of the LIGHT!
© Anthony J. Massotti Th.M. 7/18/2004 |
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7/25/2004
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Are you stronger than Diabolos; the devil, the
accuser of the Brethren, the one who lies and deceives and detours the
human race? Do you think that your will is so strong that you can outfox
the fox, and run faster than the snake?
If you answered ‘No’ to this question, you should NOT feel like a
failure, a weakling, or stupid. In fact, YOU ARE WISE.
The average Christian has no clue that they are under assault of the
adversary and they are so foolish to believe that just because they became
a Christian, or became filled with the Holy Spirit, that they are now
SUPERIOR to the adversary. And in so doing they put themselves in
jeopardy.
How do I know? Because Paul warned about our adversary in very
RESPECTFUL terms of warning! He wanted us to not be foolish in our
warfare. He warned us that the adversary had strategies, wiles, schemes
and plans. He admitted that the adversary opposed him on occasion and was
able to push the Apostle back. He admitted that darkness sometimes won. He
even went so far as to say that he was concerned lest people once
converted would be ‘beguiled’ (kjv) and be turned away.
And he asked that he would be prayed for that he would complete the
race he was running without becoming a cast-a-way. He was VERY
circumspect.
There is only one son of man in the bible who ever beat the adversary
hands down: The Son of Man! He alone put the adversary to an open shame.
He alone is able to do it today. He alone said ‘all power is given to
me!’ HOWEVER, and it is a big however, His next words were ‘GO YE
THEREFORE’ and ‘CAST OUT DEVILS’ and BELIEVERS SHALL…’.
But we must never, ever, forget that we are not winning because of our
great wisdom, our sonship, or handmaidenship, our works, our
righteousness, or our will or our Christianity! All that will fail
in a face to face with the Demonic. Only the words of Michael the
Archangel will prevail: “THE LORD REBUKE THEE!” When you are the
messenger of the Master whom the adversary must submit to, THEN YOU CAN
BOLDLY RESIST THE DEVIL and he will flee from you. Watch your HEAD! Let
go your head.
© Anthony J. Massotti Th.M.
Th.M. 7/25/2004
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Wisdom can come 'from the street' or it can come 'from Heaven'; your choice.
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