Genesis 1
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2?The earth was?without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
3?And God said,?¡°Let there be light,¡± and there was light.
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TURNING ON THE LIGHT
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I remember so vividly, the night I came to faith. It was like God had turned the light on, Keith, who was living in darkness, because of God's mercy and grace, was now living in the light.
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At creation, the spirit of God was hovering over the waters, it is truly like that in salvation, it is the Spirit that gives life, there is nothing but an empty void, there is a nothingness there, there is no spiritual life, we are dead in our sins. Ephesians 2:1-3.?
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The holy spirit testifies of Jesus, it convicts of sin, righteousness and judgement, when God says the word, he will come in and indwell you. and change you. your life will be made new.
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People say that they have life, but in reality, it is not life at all, it is a slow road to death and hell.
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God is the one, who said to start creation " let there be light", it is the same when it comes to salvation, only God can bring a person to salvation, Jesus said that people come to Him, because the father draws them. We aren't drawn to the light; indeed, we shy away from the light. John 1 and Romans 1.
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So, to start the creation process, God had to say those four words, likewise to make us alive , he has to say the same four words.
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Man tries to turn the light on, he tries good works, he tries religious duties and he tries everything, but they don't work.
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Every light switch, he touches, never turns on the light, it is only, when God turns it on, that we can be saved.
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I know that all those years ago, God said over my life:
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LET THERE BE LIGHT
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Has he said it over your life? If he has then you are a new creation in Christ. 2 Cor 5:17
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God bless you
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KK
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Acts 5
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11?And?great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.
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WHAT WOULD IT TAKE?
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This story of the book of Acts is punctuated by this incredible occurrence, a sobering story, that should remind us to take sin seriously, God is a consuming fire. He will not tolerate and condone sin in his church, he wishes to have a church that is pure and holy and so he will root out sin in any shape or form.
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That is why he says the words to 5 of the seven churches in Revelation chapters 2-3, he sees all their sin, he is the one, whose eyes cut through all the deceit, lies, compromise and falseness of the churches. Maybe that is why the last church, the one in Laodicea, had him stand outside the door, they thought they could shut him out.
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My question for you is this:
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Look at what happened to the early church, great fear fell upon them. God had showed himself and this was a watershed moment in the life of the church.
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What would it take for you or your church, for great fear to fall upon it?
Would God have to do a great miracle in your midst?
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One of the main reasons, that the church is ineffective is that there is no fear of God before their eyes, a fear that says, I will not offend my heavenly father.
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We sin and hurt God's heart, so often, I know I do, it is so easy to sin and say, well, we have grace. That is the same attitude this couple had, they thought, it was a little sin, but it wasn't!
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They had no fear of God, they trifled with God.
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Sin is not a trifle with God, he takes it deadly seriously.
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The fear of God needs to be an essential part of each believer's life and of every church.
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What would it take for the true fear of God to fall upon you and your church, a holy reverence, where you saw sin as he sees it. Remember God sees everything that goes on in church, every complaint, every piece of juicy gossip, every time you backbite the pastor, every time you moan about another believer, if the true fear of God had fallen on your life, you wouldn't do these things.
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God bless you
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KK
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