I pray that these words touch you as it has please God to touch me recently. This has been such a blessing to join with you and study His word. There has been so much to glean and true comfort from the message He has provided. May we stay in His word and continue to walk in the light in provides.
Extra Credit: I have heard Pastor Todd Nibert speak of many times about The Question Nobody is Asking. Hearing it last time it hit me as so true. How can a just God justify an unjust man? Thinking about it you truly cannot answer this outside of the gospel.
Jhn 11:8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
Jhn 11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
Jhn 11:10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
- What can you truly tell from the walk of another?
For a brief time without any small understanding granted to me by the grace of God I wished the book of James was omitted from the Bible. It seemed within my ignorance it did more to confuse and give the enemies of Gods electing grace ammunition than to inspire. It is thankfully much different now and I find as much comfort in that book as I see within these verses today. For it is the works of a man and his walk that reveals his heart. For if he is in the light, walks in the light, lives in the light he stumbleth not. And in that act of obedience and submission He (Christ) is glorified. But when we find ourselves wondering into the darkness, find ourselves walking in the dark and seeking the light of this world we are sure to stumble and fall until in His mercy He picks us back up. And in that act of true mercy and grace He may be glorified. Does this take away from Gods sovereignty, does this diminish mans duty, does this excuse or invite wondering into the darkness; GOD FORBID. Dear reader if you have a grace filled heart you desire to bath in the light He provides. I say there is but a limited time each of us have and one should not worry about who may be part of the elect and which group is not but rather walk in all humility in the light that He provides you. And if that someone walks instead in the light of this world and God calls him not out of that darkness rest assured he is not one of His elect and his walk reveals that.
