Delightful Light

In the NASV(1995) version, the word "unworthy" only appears 4 times in the entire Bible. Genesis 32:10, Luke 17:10, Acts 13:46, 1 Corinthians 11:27. In Genesis 32:10, Israel uses the word to describe himself to God while in the process of reminding God of His own promise. This is actually an example of Luke 17:10 in action.  So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’Luke 17:10. However in John 15:15, Jesus redefines His disciples as "NO LONGER SLAVES." Why? because slaves do not know their master's business. When the disciples received the Holy Spirit, they became apostles because they both knew the Father's will and had the power to do the Father's will including but not limited to signs and wonders. The disciples know the Father's business because Jesus revealed it to them and because the disciples received it by faith. Thus, we are...

Speaking to the religious leaders of His day, Jesus said, John 5:45-47 45 "Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope. 46 "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. 47 "But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?" Even thought Moses and the Queen of the South lived many years before Jesus was born, they could judge and condemn the religious leaders of Jesus day, Matthew 12:42 ; Luke 11:31 . This was because Moses and the Queen of the South heard the testimony of lesser prophets and believed that testimony about the promised Messiah. Jesus' testimony was the greatest testimony of the Father because it was a three-in-one testimony, 1 John 5:5-6 . Yet, the religious leaders in Jesus' day became arrogant by knowledge, 1 Corinthians 8:1 . Therefore, they were guilty of searching the scriptures to gain eternal life...

Genesis 1:26 is the verse in which God gave man the authority over the world. The words of God cannot be broken, John 10:35 . Not even by man's unfaithfulness to keep God's words. Yet, many have heard that man gave authority over the world to Satan when Adam fell. For those of you who still think that Satan is the ruler of the world, please see the other article tagged *Ruler of the World."   If the Father gave all things to Jesus, John 3:35 , 13:3 , then Satan had no authority to give anything to Jesus had Jesus bowed down to worship Satan in the desert. Thus, man has always been the ruler of the world. This is why Jesus spoke Matthew 18:7 which reads:   "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!"    Man is the one who brings the evil into the world that causes misery, death and destruction because man is still the ruler of the ...

The phrase "ruler of the world" is used a handful of times in the New Testament, but there is not one verse that explicitly identifies Satan as the holder of that title. You may, however, have heard it said that Luke 4:6 and 2 Cor 4:4 prove that Satan is the "ruler of the world." Here is a quote from someone who has interpreted Satan as the "ruler of the world." By sinning, Adam forfeited his authority to Satan ( Gen 3 : Luke 4:6 ). Jesus came to win back the dominion given to humans. Jesus, as the last Adam, won the rights to the dominion of the earth." Mike Bickle, "Jesus is Worthy: We Trust His Leadership ( Rev. 5 )" notes for the August 10, 2008 10:30 a.m. FCF service. No one is immune to this assumption. So, please consider: Satan is a Liar 2 Corinthians 4:4 is used to justify the claim that Satan makes about himself in Luke 4:6 . However, Luke 4:6 is a quote which was originally spoken by someone about whom Jesus testified was a ...

Father in heaven, Thank You, so very much, for the understanding You gave me earlier this morning concerning the connection between 1 Corinthians 13:4-6, 15:28 and Romans 11:36. I love how Romans 11:36 defines "all things." I love how 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 describes how "all things" behave. I love how "all things" brings hope in 1 Corinthians 15:28. Lord, please keep me focused on things above. Please blind me to the ways of man. Please cause me to cover over a multitude of sins. Please share this beauty with others.