Luke 11:33ġ3) We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Instead he puts it on it stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Ephesians 5:8ġ2) No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Mark 7:10ġ1) For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Ezekiel 36:26ġ0) Honor your father and your mother. Matthew 6:8ĩ) Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Psalm 147:4Ĩ) So do not be like them for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Psalm 40:3ħ) He counts the numbers of the stars He gives names to all of them. Ephesians 4:23Ħ) He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God many will see and fear and will trust in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 2:9ĥ) And that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Isaiah 26:3Ĥ) Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him. Psalm 145:5ģ) You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Think of ways to be of service and let your light shine!ġ) Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.Ģ) They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”Īs you continue on building a closer relationship with God, don’t keep your light hidden. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. This verse assures us of two things – we can see clearly that every perfect gift comes from God because He is light, and – God never changes.Īs Christians, we also are light. “God is light in him is no darkness as all.” There are many references in the Bible regarding light. “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” – James 1:17 It’s hard to know where to walk in the dark. It is not from faith to works, as if faith put us into a justified state, and then works kept us in it but it is all along from faith to faith it is faith pressing forward, and gaining the victory over unbelief.The following are inspirational Bible verses for you to meditate on during the month of May, a verse for every day.Īs spring moves into summer, we enjoy more light each day. Faith is all in all, both in the beginning and progress of Christian life. It is the righteousness of Christ, who is God, coming from a satisfaction of infinite value. It is necessary that we have a righteousness to appear in before him: there is such a righteousness brought in by the Messiah, and made known in the gospel a gracious method of acceptance, notwithstanding the guilt of our sins. God is a just and holy God, and we are guilty sinners. In these verses the apostle opens the design of the whole epistle, in which he brings forward a charge of sinfulness against all flesh declares the only method of deliverance from condemnation, by faith in the mercy of God, through Jesus Christ and then builds upon it purity of heart, grateful obedience, and earnest desires to improve in all those Christian graces and tempers, which nothing but a lively faith in Christ can bring forth. Commentary on Today's Verse Commentary on Romans 1:16-17
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