Jesus Fellowship: Light and Darkness 12/2/15

Day 335

Today's Songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTmZKotTYw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksCrerqp3z8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZC2zjJUbAU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRiO4tKAhN4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=743aClAHCrY

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/1John.1

1 John 1
The Incarnation of the Word of Life
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our[a] joy complete.

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.

8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

December 2nd
"And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled in spirit." Ephesians 5:18 (NASV)
Since Christ Himself dwells in our spirit, the secret of experiencing Him is to use our spirit. So the apostle Paul exhorts the saints to be filled in spirit in order to experience the shining of Christ on them. In Ephesians 5:14 he says, "Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you" (NASV). Then in verse 18 he reveals how Christ will shine on them:"And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled in spirit." The verb "be filled" is in the present tense in Greek, stressing a continuous kind of experience. It is also in the passive voice, indicating that something is causing the filling. And finally, it is in the imperative mood, which means it is a command. However, the command Paul gives here seems to be outside the reach of our experience. According to our thought, to be "filled in spirit" requires inspiration, a special feeling, or excited emotions. But Paul does not mention these things as the means to be filled in spirit. What then is the means or cause of the filling?
To find the cause of being filled in spirit, we do not need to look far. There are at least five participles in the succeeding verses that are grammatically connected to the verb "be filled." The word "participle" itself reveals its function in a sentence it participates in the action of the verb. Thus, when Paul says, "Be filled in spirit," his thought is linked to the five participles that follow in verses 19 to 21:speaking, singing, psalming or making melody, giving thanks, and submitting to one another. These five participles express simultaneous action with the verb "be filled." They are the means for being a person continuously filled in spirit and shining with Christ. To experience Christ shining upon us so that He is everything to us, we need to be filled in spirit by speaking, singing, psalming, giving thanks, and submitting to one another

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

Anna, Ariana, Ariel, Georgie, Linnette, Wes, and Zoe.