Walking in the Light

We finished our lesson on honesty last week, but I had not had the chance to post anything about it yet. For me this week while going through the lesson, I was learning mostly from real life experiences. God was working more in the areas of faith and trusting Him then what our lesson was about. Like I said from the beginning this isn't about getting through a book but about Seeking God and listening to what HE is saying. Maybe some weeks He will teach us life lessons that are not based on topic for that week, but it's still about revival in our hearts.

The passage I have always been able to learn from and was in our Honesty lesson was 1John 1:5-9
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness


 "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.  If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.


 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

One thing that really makes sense to me now is about having fellowship with one another if we walk in the light. When we walk in darkness, we are uncomfortable in the light. There was a time in my life where I did not feel I belonged with those who were always talking about God and Bible verses, or yelled out halleluia in their excitement! Then later in my life it became so special to be with people like that. Even now when I struggle or I'm not walking in the light, I am tempted to shut others out. Anyone else ever feel that way?

Two Kings -Two Choices

This event in 2nd Chronicles spoke to me in more ways than one! First of all on how important it is to humble ourselves and turn to God!  Also in another way. In this story (as in many cases).... We see how quick God is to forgive and help those who turn to Him.  If we humble ourselves and turn to Him, He will do the same for us.

2 Chronicles 12:1-7

1 Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel along with him. 2 And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, 3 with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. 4 And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.



5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the LORD: ‘You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.

6 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “The LORD is righteous.”
7 Now when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance.

So quickly people  can change and turn away from the truth of God's word. God never turns away from us first. It is by our own choices we make that could seperate us from Him! So often too, we turn to all kinds of other places for help first before turning to Him.
May we all humble ourselves today and turn to Jesus alone!

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Moving Forward With God

We are working on Lesson 2 this week and some things are coming back to me more from last time but at the same time I am plowing all over again. I don't think God skips any steps even if we are going through this time of seeking Him a second time. I have had a desire to read His word this week, which I am so glad for. The last while it was more something I had to force myself to do and really it is such a priviledge! I thank God for putting the desire back in my heart! It makes me see how everything is only possible through God Himself, including revival and humility as we have learned about so far. The Seeking Him book itself will not revive us but the Spirit of God will!

Memory Verse:

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 14:11