Proverbs 4:18
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. KJV
1 Thessalonians 5:1-5
5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. KJV
2 Corinthians 5:7
7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
KJV
Where you look is where you will go - Christine Caine
By faith . . .
Hebrews 11:4-10
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith .
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. KJV
My faith goes before me, opening doors in the Spirit that I will need to walk through in my future that right now I don’t even know exists
Flashlight sermon illustration
Joshua 3:1-4
3:1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
KJV
God may move us into a place where we have not been before and have no idea how to navigate the new surroundings.
- He often places others in our lives to assist us in this process, others to watch, to ask questions of and to learn from
- When Bobby was born we didn’t know how to burp him, the simplest of things, but you don’t know what you don’t know. A very close friend of ours came to the rescue, grabbed him up and started pounding on his back. We were quite certain she was going to kill him, or at least break him . . .but low and behold he let out a man sized burp that we still remember to this day
Don’t just let them know you are a Christian but let them know what kind of Christian you are!!
When we judge others we turn out the light and they may never find their way home in the dark
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