“To open their eyes, and to
turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan
unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them
which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” Acts 26:18 (KJV)
As long as you don’t know why you are a Christian, you are
limited. And the only way you’re going to know why, is by getting into the Word
of God for yourself. This is important
because, the man who knows how is always at the mercy of the man who knows why.
So I want to encourage you to get into the word of God for yourself. And if you
don’t mind, get the series, ‘The importance of the Word of God.’
When you read Acts 26:16-17, you will see that Paul the
Apostle was called by the Lord to be a minister to the Gentiles. “But rise, and stand upon thy feet:
for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a
witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the
which I will appear unto thee;
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom
now I send thee.”
So why was he called? What was he sent to do? What was the
purpose of his calling? Number one; “to open their eyes”. Number two; “to turn them from darkness to
light”. Number three; “to turn them from the power of satan unto God.” Number four; “that they might receive
forgiveness of sins.” Number five; “that they might receive inheritance among
them which are sanctified by faith.”
It says to open their
eyes. This suggests, that the unbeliever is blind. And until you understand
that the unbeliever is blind, your attitude to the unbeliever will be wrong. That
is why Jesus prayed on the cross, He said, “Father, forgive them; for they know
not what they do.” Luke 23:34 (KJV)
Think about this. There
are many Christians today, who before they were saved, did a lot of terrible
things. But after they were saved, they wondered how they could have done such
things. It was because of the blindness of their hearts.
The understanding that the unbeliever is blind, and that the
unbeliever is in darkness, and that he is under the power of satan, will help
you understand your redemption.
I remember the story
of a lady who was bathing her child, and drowned the child in the bath, and then
called the police. When the police arrived, they asked her why she did it. She
said she just heard a voice that told her, ‘drown the child,’ as she was
bathing the child, and she did. That’s the devil, but because the unbeliever is
under the authority and power of satan, they cannot resist such voices.
So now been born again, has removed the blindness from your
heart. It has brought you from darkness to light, and from the power of satan,
unto God. Praise God.
CONFESSION
Father, I thank you for my redemption in Christ. Now the
eyes of my understanding is flooded with light. I am now the light of the
world. I have been delivered from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of
God’s dear Son. All my sins have been forgiven and I now have an inheritance
among all them that are sanctified by faith in Christ. Amen.
Read: Isaiah 42:7, John 9:39, Luke 4:18, 2 Corinthians 4:6,
Ephesians 5:8.
DOING THE WORD
Walk in the light as
He is in the light (1 John 1:7).
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