Light & Dark

First15 Devotional

First15

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

We live in the reality that there is both light and darkness around us at all times. This world has both good and evil, right and wrong. As believers we must grow in both our acceptance of this reality and our pursuit of the light. We must allow God to mold and shape us into those who rid ourselves of any darkness, become fully known to God, and allow his light to transform us into reflections of his Son. May the Lord open our eyes to see the glorious light before us this week.

Our Scripture for today comes from Ephesians 5:14, and today's worship is Father of Lights by Elevation Worship.

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Thanks so much for listening to today’s podcast! I’m Craig Denison, author of First15.

My prayer is that as we focus on this week’s topic of light, God illuminates every part of our life that he could mold us more into his likeness.

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.

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0:00.0	We live in the reality that there is both light and darkness around us at all times.
0:10.8	This world has both good and evil right and wrong.
0:14.8	As believers we must grow in both our acceptance of this reality and our pursuit of the light.
0:21.0	We must allow God to mold and shape us into those who rid ourselves of any darkness,
0:26.6	come fully known to God and allow His light to transform us into reflections of His Son.
0:32.9	May the Lord open our eyes to see the glorious light before us this week.
0:37.6	Welcome to the 1st 15 Podcast.
0:41.9	All throughout Scripture God reiterates a consistent, powerful metaphor, light and dark.
0:48.4	Scripture depicts darkness as that which is without God and light as that which has God in it.
0:55.3	As children of light it is vital for us to dive deeply into this concept of light and dark
1:01.6	that we might experience the fullness of all God has made available to us.
1:06.2	We must accept that both light and dark exist, that we can engage with both, and learn
1:12.6	what it is to choose light at every turn.
1:15.6	In Isaiah 42-16 God says, I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, and paths
1:22.2	they have not known, I will guide them, I will turn the darkness before them into light,
1:27.4	the rough places into level ground.
1:30.0	These are things I do, and I do not forsake them.
1:34.1	God has not left us to wander in darkness, He never leaves us or forsakes us.
1:39.9	We who are blind to the paths of God have had our eyes opened through the powerful sacrifice
1:45.3	of Jesus.
1:46.6	We now have a relationship with the Holy Spirit who seeks to guide us into the light with
1:51.8	every thought, emotion, action, and decision.
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