"Illumination" -2

"Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous." (Psalms 112:4)

 If you were surprised by my ending Scriptures, I do hope you at least liked the flow; it was the exact way that they were listed in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, so I just decided to go with it because it all fit together so good. In the world of uncertainty and unforgiveness, there arises certainty and forgiveness; this is the kind of light we are dealing with, the kind that brings illumination to an otherwise dark and dreary world. There is a whole lot of uncertainty in life, but for those of us that put our trust in the Lord, things that do not have an answer are not really such a big concern. I do not worry about what I do not know, because if God has not shown me the answer, then I must not need to know or make it my concern. That is what trust in God is all about. We sometimes do not know the answers, but we know the One who does, so everything is going to be just fine. More than that, we have the kind of relationship with God that makes us appreciate what we have been given. Now, if we could just remember to live out that appreciation to the people all around us! Of the names that Jesus gave regarding the Holy Spirit, Helper is the one that we need make use of the most. We cannot love others as we should, let alone love God as we should, without the help of the Holy Spirit. We do not make ourselves upright, it is God that makes us upright; if it was up to us, we would remain in our darkness and stay trapped in our sins. But as it were, God has called us out of the darkness, by His great love for us, while we were yet sinners! This is the kind of character we need to demonstrate to those around us. We are gracious to others, because of God's wonderful grace. We are full of compassion towards others, because God is so merciful towards us. We have righteous judgment in regards to other, because God loves us and has made us righteous...

""Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."" (Luke 6:36-38) KJV