Light and Darkness

Guards with guns! To be or not to be seems to be the week’s conversation. We have an inherent defensive instinct that is hardwired into our psyche. It’s not something that we have intentionally processed; it happens, and we are driven to “fight or flight. " The flavour of the month seems to be all about the apocalypse, or a time linked to the “Badlands” or “Mad Max. " The end is coming, and it will be barren and tough. It is obvious Hollywood does not reference the Bible as a point of reference to drive them to production. However, we are either in one of two camps, the camp of light or darkness.  Even if you are unaware of your standing, I can assure of the basis of scripture that the only true God the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the great I AM is your father, the father of light or Satan the devil is your father, the father of sin and darkness.

 

We all stand in one of two camps. Some might believe that they are good people, but sadly there is no good person, we are all sinners and in breach of the law of God. We are born children of the dark, and our father is Satan, why do we understand this? Satan is the father of lies and ask yourself the question will a liar tell you the truth if it will thwart their plans?

 

We need to come into the light and call upon the name of Jesus, without any ulterior motive or misguided cries rooted in selfishness; I have witnessed so many of them. It's not about financial gain or anything that places your wants above the will of God the Father. This will take a lifetime to unpack and integrate into our lives. I was saved (I came to the light and cried out to Jesus and asked him to forgive me for my sins and believed that he was the only one who had it in his power to forgive me) in 1997, and having a lifetime filled with joy and disappointment is how it has panned out. However, once you understand that God has called your name and saved you from certain judgment and given you a hope that is almost impossible to articulate to someone who still walks in darkness, the offer remains open to all: call upon the name of Jesus and ask for rescue. Do you need rescue? I most certainly do…

 

All those who choose to reject salvation in and through the finished work of the cross-love darkness more that light and the reason they do not come to the light is because their deeds are full of evil. This is not a truth I have conjured up; “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” 

(John 3:19-21)

 

Grace, peace and love to all those who confess Jesus as Lord

 

Signing out

 

Tyrone

Home

 Why is land so important, outside the realm of just having a place of your own? We all strive to have a home, and most want their own, a place they can call home. The Spirit will always push us (Christians) towards a home in heaven, as we are just pilgrims passing through. However, there will always be a pull from our flesh (carnality) to find a place called home.

Let’s go back to the beginning, not the beginning of time but the beginning of God singling out a man with whom he makes a covenant.  Abraham (originally Abram) lived in Ur of the Chaldeans, an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). This was his original homeland.

God called Abraham to leave Ur and later Haran (a city in modern-day Turkey or northern Syria) to go to a land that He would show him (Genesis 12:1). Abraham travelled with his family from Ur to Haran, where they stayed for some time before continuing his journey to Canaan, as instructed by God.

What Land Was He Given?

God promised Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan (modern-day Israel and Palestine). This was reaffirmed multiple times in God's covenant with him (Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:14-17, Genesis 15:18-21). The specific promise in Genesis 15:18 states that his descendants would inherit the land "from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates."

Let us pause for a second as I want us to consider God and His authority.

·        In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He spoke the creations into being. Mull on that.

·         He separated the earth from heaven with an expanse

·        Water and dry land were given their rightful place; we have the seas and the earth as he had commissioned so many years ago. It wasn’t some big bang, an explosion without order that created the universe. I am fascinated when I see brilliant men with such brilliant minds that store so much information and general scientific knowledge but believe in “a big bang theory”; "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." (Romans 1:22) – this verse is often used to describe people who claim intellectual superiority or moral insight but, in doing so, reject true wisdom—especially divine truth—and end up embracing foolishness instead. Not on a carnal level but rather the blind leading the blind and both will suffer in hell. Blind to the gospel, the help line for all who repent and believe.

·        God then specifically brings forth seed and vegetation “according to its kind and bearing fruit according to its kind”. Specifically, it highlights the point of a seed according to its kind, and then the animals, birds and fish of “its kind”. In other words, this dispels the theory of evolution over billions of years. A chihuahua did not originate from a wolf.

 

·        Subject: God's Creation "According to Its Kind" vs. Evolutionary Theory

Evolutionary theory, especially Darwinian evolution, proposes that all living organisms share a common ancestor and that new species emerge over long periods through gradual changes (mutation, natural selection, etc.). This process implies a continuum of change, where one "kind" can slowly transform into another over time.

In contrast, the biblical model implies:

• Fixed boundaries: "Kinds" were created distinctly, with the ability to reproduce within their category but not evolve into fundamentally different kinds.
• Purposeful design: God made each creature intentionally, not by random mutation or natural selection.
• No common descent: Humanity, for instance, is created uniquely in the image of God, not as a product of earlier species.

Creation “according to its kind” upholds a model of life with divinely established limits, whereas evolution suggests an ongoing transformation across those boundaries.

·         The biblical viewpoints to intelligent design and order, while evolution relies on randomness and natural processes.

·          For those who hold to the authority of Scripture, this phrase serves as a clear rebuttal to the idea that all life evolved from a common ancestor.

·        He then created man in his image and his likeness, male and female, he created them. The account in Genesis is very detailed.

So, with that now established and with the conflict in the Middle East, it is far more rooted than just a simple skirmish about some dirt. It’s a war or an angelic proportion of God against Satan. Although it is no match, the creator against the created, it still needs to play out. And this is why we are now witnessing a wrestle for the land, specifically, that region.

 

May the peace of God settle you

 

Signing out

 

Tyrone