1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:24,360 Today's main scripture is Isaiah 42 verse 16 and this is taken from the C-S-B version. 2 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:32,520 Isaiah says, I will lead the blind by a way they do not know. I will guide them on paths 3 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:40,120 they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places 4 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:47,480 into level ground. This is what I will do for them and I will not abandon them. 5 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:55,160 So Isaiah shows the might and the power of God yet shows his compassion and love because 6 00:00:55,160 --> 00:01:03,280 God guides and leads us from being into darkness into light and he will never abandon us because 7 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:11,120 he loves his children and will protect us always for God likes the path of righteousness. 8 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:17,000 The second scripture is Psalm 119 verse 105 and this is taken from the New King James 9 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:25,560 version. It says, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. So this is saying 10 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:32,600 to us that God left his word behind to show us the way to show us his thoughts and it 11 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:38,440 is his personal love letter to us. The scripture lets our way as we continue to walk in our 12 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:45,760 sanctification. So sanctification is our walk with Christ as God is conforming us more into 13 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:51,960 the likeness of Christ. So God gave us his personal love letter for us to walk the street 14 00:01:51,960 --> 00:02:01,520 and narrow. The Bible is the only book that gives us unending wisdom, knowledge, and understanding 15 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:11,040 that is wrapped in the love of God. Since God loves us, he left us the Bible for us 16 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:18,920 to be the best that we can be and to shine the brightest through Christ Jesus. 17 00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:27,120 Our third scripture is Philippians 2 verse 14 through 15, NLT version. It says, Do everything 18 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:34,240 without complaining and arguing so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent 19 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:41,920 lives as children of God shining like bright lights. The scripture is saying to us that 20 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:50,160 we are children of God and we have to remain humble and we have to shine the light of 21 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:57,240 Christ. So in everything that we do, remember the saying, more of Christ, less of me. For 22 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:04,800 example, John the Baptist, Christ must increase and I must decrease. So when we allow the 23 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:11,960 Holy Spirit to work through us, we allow Christ to shine, shine through us and in us. And 24 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:20,760 also we are shining the light of Jesus Christ in this perverse world. So our points today 25 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:30,720 are one light. God guides the path of light that is full of light and he will lead us 26 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:39,800 in his love and compassion and he will hold our hand all the way until we come home. Our 27 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:49,040 second point is personal love letter. The Bible is God's expression of love to us, 28 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:55,600 to show us the way and to walk in the lightness of Christ. His personal love letter gives 29 00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:04,640 us the light we need to shine and to follow in the path of righteousness. Number three, 30 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:12,440 more of Christ, less of me. When we are in Christ, we will allow the Father to shine 31 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:19,640 in our lives and through our lives so that we can be more like Christ and less of the 32 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:27,640 world. So if you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then this message will 33 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:34,920 help you. But if you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then I invite 34 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:41,360 you to give your heart to the Lord today. To receive Him into your heart, go to Romans 35 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:49,960 10, 9 through 10. It says that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe 36 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:55,600 in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the 37 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:03,320 heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 38 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:10,120 If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. 39 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:17,520 You are saved from all your sins, past, present and future sins you may commit. Now, this 40 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:24,760 truth is not a free past the sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong 41 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:32,280 choices and empowers you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved forever and your 42 00:05:32,280 --> 00:05:55,360 name is written in the book of life.