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SEPTEMBER 2
UNION WITH THE LIGHT
“For at one time you were
darkness itself, but now in
union with the Lord you are
light itself. You must live
like children of light.”
(Eph. 5:8, Williams)
“By the grace of God I am
what I am.” (1 Cor. 15:10).
All that we are, or ever
will be, is the result of
the inworkings of His grace.
There is no magic formula
with its do-it-yourself-kit
of works whereby we arrive.
It is all a sovereign work
of sovereign grace,
redounding to the glory of
God, for we are HIS
WORKNAMSHIP, “created in
Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God hath before
ordained that we should walk
in them.” (Eph. 2:10).
Once we were darkness
itself. Since that was our
nature, you do not change
it, the only solution is
death, die out to that
nature and be born from
above, becoming a new
creation in Christ Jesus,
children of the Light. The
word “children” here is the
Greek “teknon” means: ONE
BORN. When you are born of
the light, then your nature
is of the light. Our union
with our Lord brings us into
oneness with all that HE IS.
Those who are of the night
can only speak the language
of the night. Those who are
of the negative can only
speak that which is
negative. “Out of the
abundance of the heart the
mouth speaketh.” (Matt.
12:34). Those who are of the
condemnation order only
speak condemnation.
Likewise, those who are of
the light shall surely speak
of the light. “To the law
and to the testimony: if
they speak not according to
this word, it is because
there is no light (dawn,
morning) in them.” (Isa.
8:20).
Herein is another depth of
meaning for Psalm 118:24,
“This is the day which the
Lord hath made; we will
rejoice and be glad in it.”
It is true, every morning,
seven days a week, we can
arise with the knowledge
that He is in control of all
our days, that our times are
in His hand. But there is so
much more, for those who are
in UNION WITH THE LIGHT are
properly called His day.
Hence we no longer look just
to the calendar for an
understanding of the times,
but we look to see what HE
IS DOING IN A PEOPLE, they
are His “signs of the
times.”
Ray Prinzing |
