For
with You is the Fountain of LIFE;
IN
YOUR LIGHT DO WE SEE LIGHT. [John 4:10, 14.]
(Psalm
36:9)
Realize
that without God, Who is Light,
We
could not See that which is actually LIFE,
For
God is both Light and LIFE;
Apart
from Him everything is Dead and Dying.
Christ
Jesus said this:
I
AM the Light of the World.
He
who follows Me will not be walking in the Dark,
But
will have the Light which is LIFE.
(John
8:12, AMP)
Those
who do not know Christ Jesus;
Who
do not have Christ Jesus living in and through them
Are
Subjects of the “god” of this Age, Satan,
Who
has Blinded their eyes.
Listen
to the apostle Paul describe this reality:
If
our Gospel (the glad tidings) also be Hid—
Obscured
and covered up with a Veil
[That
hinders the knowledge of God]--
It
is Hid [only] to those who are Perishing,
And
obscured [only] to those who are spiritually Dying,
And
Veiled [only] to those who are Lost.
FOR
THE GOD OF THIS AGE HAS BLINDED THE UNBELIEVERS' MINDS
(That
they should not discern the TRUTH)
Of
the Gospel of the Glory of Christ, the Messiah,
Who
is the Image and likeness of God. [God in visible form]
For
what we preach is not ourselves [merely]
As
your servants (slaves) for Jesus' sake.
For
God Who said, LET LIGHT SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS,
Has
shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth]
The
Light for the Illumination of the knowledge
Of
the Majesty and Glory of God
[As
it is manifest in the Person and is revealed]
In
the FACE of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [Gen. 1:3.]
However,
we possess this Precious Treasure
[THE
DIVINE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL] In[frail, human] Vessels of earth,
That
the Grandeur and Exceeding Greatness of the Power
May
be shown to be of God and not from ourselves.
WE
ARE HEDGED IN (PRESSED) ON EVERY SIDE--
Troubled
and Oppressed in Every Way;
But
not cramped or crushed;
We
suffer Embarrassments and are Perplexed
And
unable to find a way out, but not driven to Despair;
We
are (Persecuted and hard driven) Pursued, but not Deserted--
To
Stand ALONE;
WE
ARE STRUCK DOWN TO THE GROUND,
But
never Struck Out and Destroyed;
Always
carrying about in the body the liability and Exposure
To
the same putting to Death that the Lord Jesus Suffered,
So
that the [Resurrection ] LIFE of Jesus also may be shown forth
By
and in our bodies.
For
we who live are constantly [experiencing]
BEING
HANDED OVER TO DEATH for Jesus' sake,
That
the [Resurrection] LIFE of Jesus also may be evidenced
Through
our flesh which is liable to Death.
Thus
Death is actively at work in us,
But
[it is in order that our] life [may be actively at work] in you.
YET
WE HAVE THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH as he who wrote,
I
HAVE BELIEVED, AND THEREFORE HAVE I SPOKEN.
WE
TO BELIEVE, and therefore we speak. [Ps. 116:10.]
Assured
that He Who raised up the Lord Jesus
Will
raise us up also with Jesus
And
bring us [along] with you into His Presence.
For
all [these] things are [taking place] for your sake,
so
that the more the Grace (Divine Favor and Spiritual Blessing)
Extends
to more and more people and multiplies through the many,
The
more the Thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to the Glory of God.
Therefore
we do not become Discouraged--
Utterly
spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through Fear.
Though
our outer man is (progressively) Decaying and Wasting away,
Yet
our Inner Self is being (progressively) RENEWED day after day.
For
our light and momentary affliction
(This
slight distress of the passing hour)
Is
ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing and achieving
For
us an EVERLASTING WEIGHT OF GLORY--
Beyond
all Measure, Excessively Surpassing all Comparisons
And
all Calculations,
A
VAST AND TRANSCENDENT GLORY AND BLESSEDNESS NEVER TO CEASE!
Since
we consider and look not to the things that are seen
BUT
TO THE THINGS THAT ARE UNSEEN;
For
the things that are visible are TEMPORAL (brief and fleeting),
But
the things that are INVISIBLE are Deathless and EVERLASTING.
(2
Corinthians 4:3-18, AMP)
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man. (Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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