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¹² … I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. ~ John 8:12b

We have the light of life because we have Jesus. And if we have the light of life, then we must share that light. Let your light so shine … Jesus prompted us.

Remember, the night will come when we hide the light of Jesus that is within us under a basket or under a bushel instead of sharing it with the world. When the night comes, then no man will be able to work the good works of Him who has called us to be the light to the world.

Are you a light carrier? Or are you a bystander? Have you received the light of Jesus that brings life? If you would like to receive Jesus as LORD and Savior and thus receive life, it’s free. It will cost you nothing. Jesus paid the full price for you and for me so that we might not have an excuse. It is not His will that anyone should perish; therefore, He gave His own life that you might live.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be A Light Carrier.

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¹ As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. ² And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” ³ Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. ⁴ We must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵ As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” ~ John 9:1-5

Night is the absence of the sun in the sky above. In other words, night is the absence of the dominant light. There is still the moon and the stars that shine their light upon the earth, but the darkness is the dominating force that prevails.

The night will come when we Christians begin to take the light that is within us and hide it under a bushel instead of placing it on the lampstand so that it might light the whole room.

Therefore, when the oppressing darkness of night comes, the Christians, the light of the world, will hide their light instead of sharing it with the world. We see it happening today. We can’t tell some Christians from non-Christians. They look alike. They talk alike. They act alike. And neither emit any light.

Oh, but Brother Kenny, Jesus said that He was the light of the world. True, but only as long as He was in the world, then we, as His representatives, would carry His light to the world.

Once Jesus was taken up into heaven, we became the light to the world. Now we are to reflect Jesus’ light, to guide the unbeliever out of darkness and into the light, not join the darkness or try to look like the darkness.

How can darkness reflect light?

Christians want to be all tatted up, looking like the world in order to win the world. They dress any old how, again looking like the world, to go to worship so that the world will feel comfortable. It’s not about feeling comfortable; it’s about shining your light in order for the unbeliever to see your good works and let Godly conviction consume the nonbeliever bringing a sense of the need for repentance.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Shine The Light.

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¹ Judge not, that you be not judged. ² For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. ³ Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? ⁴ Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? ⁵ You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. ~ Matthew 7:1-5

When Cain was confronted by God after he killed his own brother, he asked God if he was his brother’s keeper. The answer is yes, Cain, you are. And so are we. We are our brother’s keeper, but here’s the catch though, we must also keep watch over our own souls. If I’m honest, this is one of my least favorite verses, but only because of how people have taken it out of context in order to make an excuse for their own sin that they want to live in. The older I get, the more in contact I come with people who are quick to judge and pronounce judgment on anyone who refuses to accept their beliefs. And as time goes on, I understand why Jesus made a point to say this.

It’s easy to judge someone else and think ourselves better than them. We don’t sin like them. We don’t make mistakes like they do. When we act like this, and we make a true self-evaluation, we should easily see that we have become Frollo (the villain of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame). Throughout the movie, he’s wicked, evil, and unjust, yet he sees himself as better than the common person. As better than the hunchback because the hunchback is deformed and Frollo is not. He then sings this verse:

Beata Maria…
You know I am a righteous man.
And of my virtue, I am justly proud.

Beata Maria…
You know I’m so much purer than
the common, vulgar,
weak, licentious crowd…

Throughout the song, he defends himself. It’s never his fault. He’s never to blame. It’s Esmerelda’s (the Gypsy Girl) fault. She set a flame in him, causing him to sin. He then even blames God.

It’s not my fault!
If in God’s plan,
He made the devil so much
stronger than a man!

Never do you see him look in the mirror and say, it’s my fault. I’ve messed up. I’ve made the mistake. Instead, he becomes more and more evil and wicked without even realizing it. His own pride blocked him from seeing that the judgment he set for others was the very judgment by which he would perish. He set all of Paris on fire and wanted to cast those he deemed as sinners into that fire, but instead, it was he that fell into the fire.

When we are quick to pronounce judgment on others and never show mercy or grace, that same judgment will be how the LORD judges us. So, we are to judge with mercy and grace. We’re not to judge with hatred, but we’re to judge the fruit. We’re to look at people’s actions and judge whether they are good or evil. Whether they need to be corrected or praised. This is our duty as Christians. We are not to want punishment for the wicked, but we are to pray for them that the LORD might show them mercy and open their blind eyes to see the Truth of who He is.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Judge With Mercy and Grace.

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⁴³ And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. ⁴⁵ And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. ⁴⁷ And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell. ~ Mark 9:43-47

These are some very strong words. A very hard teaching that we just brush over. Listen to what Jesus is saying; you have to examine yourself and remove anything from you that isn’t of God. You have to remove anything within you that contradicts the Word of God. You can’t walk in the Light and walk in the Darkness. You have to choose one. You have to make an active decision to pick up your cross and follow Jesus.

Oftentimes, we get so caught up in other people and what they’re doing wrong and how they’re making mistakes and we completely miss our own shortcomings. Jesus is warning us that we have to be self-disinfecting. Being salt is not just for others but for yourself as well. You must take a self-inventory and evaluate yourself. You can’t take for granted that you have accepted Jesus as LORD and Savior, and there is nothing else to do.

This admonishment or warning is directed toward Christians, not the world. It is us Jesus is talking to. If you, my servants, find that your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. Even if it is your eye that causes you to sin, pluck it out. Do not let any of them cause you to be thrown into the unquenchable fires of hell. It would be better for you to enter eternal life maimed or crippled or even with one eye or even blind than the alternative.

The treasures, toys, and fruit of this earth will one day pass away. You can’t even take it with you into Eternity. It doesn’t last forever. Eternal things last forever. Each of us is building up eternal property and treasure. The only thing is our property, and our treasure aren’t always in good real estate. Some of us are building up property and treasure where the moths and locusts can’t get into harm. A place of peace, love, and God’s Holy presence. Whereas others are building up property and treasure in a lake of fire. In a place of eternal torment and destruction. In a place where you have to pay for each and every sin that you’ve committed because you refused to accept the free gift of life purchased for you while you were on this earth.

As long as your heart is still beating, there is a chance of redemption. Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart. He’s calling for you to remove that sin from your life. To put away the greed, sexual immorality, anger, unforgiveness, rejection, and everything else that is keeping you from wholeheartedly following Him.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Remove Anything To Follow Him.

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¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. ~ Matthew 5:14-16

If we are to be the light of the world, wouldn’t that include all types of light? Wouldn’t you agree? Here is a type of light. The Greek word ʾôr pā·ně(h) is translated as light, but this light means:

• Bright countenance, formally, light of the face, i.e., an appearance of the face that shows positive, happy attitude (Job 29:24; Pr 16:15)
• Also: favor, favorable circumstances, and relief from trouble and danger (Ps 4:7[EB 6]; 44:4[EB 3])

I see a lot of Christians going around with long angry, sulky faces, like they have had nothing good and nothing good is coming to them. Let me just tell you, that is not being ʾôr pā·ně(h), the light, formally, light of the face.

Our countenance is a direct connection to our emotions, which directly influences our actions. We are called to be the light of the world while Jesus is in Heaven. How can we lead people to the joy of the LORD if we ourselves look angry, depressed, and filled with all kinds of negative emotions? The Joy of the LORD is our strength, so use it. Light the darkness in every interaction you have with someone, with every prayer and supplication you set before the LORD, with every action you make. The world is watching us; our countenance matters.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Check Your Countenance.

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⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. ~ 1 Peter 2:9

When we repent and choose to follow Jesus, we change. We don’t and can’t continue on in our sin and filth. The majority of the Church is distracted by celebrities and Hollywood. We know more about our favorite celebrities and movies than we know about the Word of God and who God is.

Aleister Crowley called himself the Beast, 666, and was deemed the Wickedest Man In The World by the British press. He was the founder of the Thelema religion, which a lot of musicians follow today. Here is what he said:

….to hell with Christianity, Rationalism, Buddhism, all the lumber of centuries.
 I bring you a positive and primaeval fact, Magic by name;
and with this I will build me a new Heaven and a new Earth.
 I want none of your faint approval or faint dispraise;
I want blasphemy, murder, rape, revolution, anything, bad or good, but strong.

He certainly has it today, with society calling evil good and good evil. That is what is wanted today, blasphemy, murder, rape, revolution. Look at the riots that took place. The police are told by the mayors and those in charge to stand down while businesses were being looted. Communities destroyed. Lives disrupted. Innocent people murdered. Parents raped right in front of their children and in their own homes.

Even with all of this, this isn’t the end; it’s only the beginning. Darkness has to be almost completely interchangeable with light. Why? Because the love of many has to grow cold before the LORD returns. Unless we want the Great Tribulation to take place and Jesus to return in our lifetime, we have to make a change. We have to be careful who we allow to influence us. We have to be careful what we allow in our homes. We have to be careful what we allow in our churches. We have to be careful what we allow in us. We aren’t a part of the world. We have been chosen out of the world by God Himself. Therefore, follow Him who called you and not the world who deceives you.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Follow The Caller.

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²² But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. ~ Romans 6:22

We are no longer slaves to sin. We cannot have one foot in the church and one foot in the world. But someone will say, “You can’t judge me! Only God can judge me.” But let me ask you, “Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water” (James 3:11-12). Therefore, how can we know if the water is fresh or salt if we don’t make a judgment call? How can we know if the fruits are olives, grapes, or figs? Again, we have to make a judgment call.

That is one of the most misinterpreted verses in all of Scripture. The verse is not telling us to stop calling sin, sin; otherwise, Scripture would contradict itself, and Scripture never contradicts itself. John said that if we see our brother in sin, we are to show him his sin using Scripture; we are not to pass judgment on him/her. Leave that for God. That’s His job. When we do that, we put ourselves in God’s seat (1 John 5:16).

Paul advocated for restoration in gentleness by correcting your brother when you see him in sin (Galatians 6:1). Jesus advocated for the same thing in Matthew 18:15-17. We have now been set free from the bondage of sin, so why do we allow pride to keep us from accepting correction? Solomon wrote that the person who hates correction is stupid (Proverbs 12:1). According to Solomon, stupidity has taken over not just the Church but the entire world. Pride is the root of stupidity that rejects and hates correction. Correction isn’t about you; it’s about building a better Temple for God to dwell in. We are the Temple of God now. Therefore, how can we expect God to dwell in a temple that is weak and run down by sin?

Our actions define who we are, and if our actions don’t match the Word of God, we should all pray that the LORD fill us with conviction and surround us with people who love us enough to show us a more accurate way to live as Priscilla and Aquila did for Apollos.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Don’t Be Stupid.

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²⁶ Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. ²⁷ When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met Him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.” ~ Luke 8:26-28

When wolves are separated from their pack, they howl out in pain. They howl because they’re separated from their family and loved ones. This is like us.

Our soul howls for God when we’re away from Him. We’re depressed, angry, broken, diseased, and in pain. Our soul is howling out in pain because it’s separated from God, just like that wolf.

The man with Legion was fully demonized and couldn’t even speak, but yet when he saw Jesus, He ran to Him and fell at His feet. His soul was howling for freedom.

Our soul cries out for God and gives us each day as a new opportunity to run to Him and throw ourselves down at His feet as the man with Legion did. And as our soul cries out, God calls back to our soul. He knocks on the door of our heart day and night.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Answer His Call.

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²⁶ For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. ²⁸ Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. ²⁹ How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? ~ Hebrews 10:26-29

God didn’t just choose a righteous man to die for all of the unrighteous people of the world. God chose His Son. He chose the one who bore His very Image from before the very beginning. God chose someone who bore His very own Divine Nature. So, 2,000 years ago, God the Son set off His God-Divine nature and took on our nature. Our weak, easily tempted, ignorant, finite flesh. Why? One word, love.

He loved the creation He had created, for nothing was created without Him, and all things were created through Him and for Him. This is who died for us. The very Word of God became flesh to die for a wicked, ungrateful, evil, slothful, and treacherous world. The love of God is shown through this single act of love because even as they mocked Him and laughed at His pain, Jesus prayed for them.

He prayed for the forgiveness of the Father on their behalf. He prayed that they might be shown mercy instead of the righteous wrath of God that they deserved. Every time we sin and give into temptation, we trample on the blood of Jesus, yet just as He prayed for those mocking Him that day on the cross, He prays for us now. Not just for mercy but that the Spirit of Grace might convict and lead us back to Him. What can we do to repay such a great love? Nothing we have of value but this life He has given us. Therefore, the only way to pay Him back is to give ourselves to Him. This is all He requires in return. Love for love.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Don’t Trample The Blood.

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¹³When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” ¹⁴So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” ¹⁵He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ¹⁶ Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” ¹⁷Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” ~ Matthew 16:13-20^NKJV

Jesus was passing through Caesarea Philippi with His disciples. Now, Caesarea Philippi was like the center of Baal worship. It lay at the foothills of Mount Hermon, a place of long history. From the very beginning, this area was known as the gateway to the spiritual world, and it seems like false-god worship and sexual immorality struggled with goodness and blessings there. In the time of Moses and Joshua, this area was known for Baal worship. At the time of the Greeks, this area was known for Pan worship. Apparently, the people did detestable things in their worship of Pan, like religious prostitution and even having sex with goats in Pan’s honor.

This is where Jesus and His disciples were passing through when Jesus asked His disciples who they say that He is. Today, we live in a world where any religion is more acceptable than Christianity. Sexual immorality is rampant, and the deep state is trying its best to legalize and normalize pedophilia. The signs of the time indicate that Jesus’ return is close at hand. Jesus is still asking, “Who do you say that I am?” You have to make a choice. You have to declare who Jesus is and make a stand in these last and final days before His coming. Because it’s at His coming that free choice is removed and judgment is poured out.

Dear LORD, please give me the strength, confidence, and desire to serve you with all that I am. Please give me a new heart and renew a right spirit within me. Help me to make a stand for You, even if no one else will. Help me to declare who You are with the same confidence Peter did. Give me the strength to stand for righteousness and give me a Spirit of Discernment that I might rightly discern Truth and error. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

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