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“*A LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE*”
(A Godly People – Series in II Peter)
Westgate Chapel 4~/21~/01 2 Peter 1:20-21
PROPOSITION: The Christian is to follow God’s Word like a light in a dark place.
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I.INTRODUCTION
!! - TWO Sundays ago we were taking a close look at four navigational markers for life’s journey from 2 Peter 1:16-19.
!! - ANYBODY remember what they were?
!!! 1. Seeing God yourself.
!!! 2. Hearing His voice.
!!! 3. Experiencing His presence.
!!! 4. Having His Word made more certain.
!! - THE apostle Peter follows those verses up with a ringing endorsement for the authenticity of God’s Word.
!! - IN fact, look back with me at verse 19 (page 1204),
!!! “*And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts*.”
!! - DO you hear the earnestness in the apostle’s voice?
!!! “…*you will do well to pay attention to it*…”
!! - PAY attention to what?
!! - TO God’s Word…because it is,
!!! “…*a light shining in a dark place*...”
!! - AND you are going to need His Word for navigation…
!!! “…*until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts*.”
!! - REMEMBER, the apostle Peter is writing to Christians who were being pulled away from Truth by the fanciful stories of false teachers who were manipulating the message to their own ends.
!! - SO Peter speaks with urgency about the importance of them being grounded in God’s Word.
!! - SO look with me at the next two verses,
!!! “*Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation.*
(21) *For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit*.”
(2 Peter 1:20-21)
!! - (Hold up the Bible) THESE are God’s words spoken through men of God…not man’s words.
!! - AND this is one of those few places in Scripture where the Bible talks about itself.
!! - ANOTHER similar passage is 2 Timothy 3:16, where Paul writes to his protégé,
!!! “*All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness*, (17) *so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work*.”
!! - SO these verses from 2 Peter give us a golden opportunity to talk about God’s Word.
!! - AND the role of God’s Word in your journey of faith.
!! - AND it is a journey of faith…of trusting in God.
!!! ~* Your salvation was by faith.
!!!! “*For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God*.” (Ephesians 2:8)
!!! ~* Walking in victory over sin is by faith.
!!!! “*In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus*.”
(Romans 6:11)
!!! ~* In fact, Romans 14:23 says that
!!!! “...*everything that does not come from faith is sin*.”
!! - WELL, you may ask, “Where is all this faith going to come from?
Right now I don't seem to have much!”
!! - FAITH comes from God into your spirit and He uses the Bible to build His faith into your life....and to release life-transforming grace.
!! - ROMANS 10:17 says that
!!! “....*faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ*.”
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!! - JUST like the basis of a healthy relationship is good communication and lots of mutual self-disclosure, so confidence, love and trust in God will be built into your life as you take time to discover Him in His Word.
!! - FAITH in God is not an emotion that you “feel” during a service or worship or at an altar.
If that were the case, your faith would waver with your emotions or your circumstances.
!! - NO!
Your confidence and trust in God’s love, in His power, His promises, His salvation, His soon return.......can only be built into your character by His Spirit, through God's Word.
There is no other way to receive faith.
!! - THIS is why Peter was so adamant that his readers “pay attention to God’s Word.”
!! - YOU see, you are incapable of changing your life.
Only God has that kind of power....and HE releases that power to change you from the inside of you....that’s where He does His work.
!! - BUT you have to hide God's Word in your heart so that He will have the material with which to build a new you.
!! - THAT’S your part.
Your part of the pathway to spiritual maturity is the discipline to read, study, memorize and meditate on God's Word.
!! - The benefits of this effort are incredible.
The Word is effective...powerful....sharper than any double-edged sword.
!!! 1.
It will uncover the real intentions, thoughts and motives in your life.
(Hebrews 4:12)
!!! 2. It will bring you to repentance.
(II Corinthians 7:8&9)
!!! 3. It will cleanse you.
(Psalm 119:9)
!!! 4. It will show you the way to salvation.
(II Timothy 3:15)
!!! 5. It will bring you to salvation.
(I Peter 1:23)
!!! 6.
It will show you what to believe.
(Luke 1:1-4)
!!! 7. It will give you the truth.
(John 8:31&32)
!!! 8. It will give you wisdom.
(Colossians 3:16)
!!! 9. It will give you hope.
(Romans 15:4)
!!! 10.
It will light your path.
(Psalm 119:105)
!!! 11.
It will nourish you.
(Matthew 4:4)
!!! 12.
It will instruct and reprove you.
(II Timothy 3:16)
!!! 13.
It will comfort, revive and strengthen you.
(I Thessalonians 4:18)
!!! 14.
It will give you joy.
(I John 1:3&4)
!!! 15.
It will melt, purify and break you.
(Jeremiah 23:29)
!!! 16.
It will keep you from sin. (Psalm 119:11)
!!! 17.
It will be a sword for defense and offense in the battle.
(Ephesians 6:17)
!!! 18.
It will tell us about things yet to come.
(Revelation 1:1-3)
!!! 19.
It will assure you of your eternal life.
(I John 5:13)
!! - NOW remember, as you read and study God’s Word, that it is supernatural in content and power.
!! - IT is not just stories in black ink on white paper, like any other book.
This is the voice of God.
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