What Determines A Man's Character

 1John 1:5 

"This then is the message which we have heard of him,

and declare unto you, that God is light,  

and in him is no darkness at all" 

    A man's own character will necessarily be determined by the character of the god whom he worships; and, therefore, John begins by laying down the nature of the God and Father of Jesus Christ whom Christians worship. God, he says, is light, and there is no darkness in him. What does this statement tell us about God?

    It tells us that he is splendour and glory. There is nothing so glorious as a blaze of light piercing the darkness. To say that God is light tells us of his sheer splendor.  It tells us that God is self-revealing. Above all things light is seen; and it illumines the darkness round about it. To say that God is light is to say that there is nothing secretive or furtive about him. He wishes to be seen and to be known by men.

    It tells us of God's purity and holiness. There is none of the darkness which cloaks hidden evil in God. That he is light speaks to us of his white purity and stainless holiness. It tells us of the guidance of God. It is one of the great functions of light to show the way. The road that is lit is the road that lights the way. To say that God is light is to say that he offers his guidance for the footsteps of men.

    It tells us of the revealing quality in the presence of God. Light is the great revealer. Flaws and stains which are hidden in the shade are obvious in the light. Light reveals the imperfections in any piece of workmanship or material. So the imperfections of life are seen in the presence of God.
    My Friends, We can never know either the depth to which life has fallen or the height to which it may rise until we see it in the revealing light of God.

Amen!

Reading: 1John 1:5-10

Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

The Word Of Life

1John 1:1 

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,

which we have seen with our eyes, which we have

looked upon, and our hands have

handled, of the Word of life;"

    The gospel message is called the "Word of God." It is not a human discovery; it comes from God. It is news of God which man could not have discovered for himself. Frequently the gospel message is called the word of the Lord (Acts. 8:25; Acts. 12:24; Acts. 13:49; Acts. 15:35; 1Thess. 1:8; 2Thess. 3:1). It is not always certain whether the Lord is God or Jesus, but more often than not it is Jesus who is meant. The gospel is, therefore, the message which God could have sent to men in no other way than through his son Jesus.

    The gospel message is twice called the word of hearing.That is to say, it depends on two things, on a voice ready to speak it and an ear ready to hear it, (1Thess. 2:13; Heb. 4:2). The gospel message is the word of the Kingdom (Matt. 13:19). It is the announcement of the kingship of God and the summons to render to God the obedience which will make a man a citizen of the kingdom.

     At the heart of the gospel is the Cross on which is shown to man the final proof of the forgiving, sacrificing, seeking love of God. With the coming of the gospel it is no longer necessary to guess and grope for Jesus Christ has brought to us the truth about God.

    It is by the power of the gospel that a man is enabled to break from the power of evil and to rise to the righteousness which is pleasing in the sight of God. The gospel is the health-giving word. It is the antidote which cures the poison of sin and the medicine which defeats the disease of evil.

    My Friends, The gospel is the word of life.  It is through its power that a man is delivered from death and enabled to enter into eternal life through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Amen!

Reading: 1John 1:1-4

Devotional Scriptures

Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Ministry Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry