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""""18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."""""


Saint,

When you study the word, = words in the NT are very important to notice, as they define many things that you would not notice until you begin to really Spiritually DISCERN.
And how do you do that? ????
It like this....if you give God all of you and stay steadfast, He will give you spiritual eyes over time..
Let me explain...
The Gift of God, is Salvation, its FREE..
Now....did you hang on the Cross? = NOPE..
So, there goes your ability to save yourself or keep yourself saved.
But you CAN receive the GIFT of Salvation and BE Born again.
Have you done that?
Be sure you do it, and be sure you always understand that Salvation is a GIFT.. "The Gift of Righteousness".

So, the power of God and the revelation of the Word coming alive in you, is given to the born again when you give God all of you.
When you get serious with God, He notices.
When you decide that God's Truth is more important then your opinion, then you have taken a good first step toward God.

See....God searches all hearts looking for the person who is "all in"...>"sold out"...."fully committed".
This is not the same idea as trying to be good.....or trying to be perfect.
Sold out, is not about striving to try to be Christlike...but rather its all about being available and dependable so that you are always AVAILABLE to GOD.
Understand?
That's what He's looking for...

If you will Give God your TIME = availability and dependability, and you remain there as a lifestyle, steadfast, then God will change everything in your world.
See, when God has your time, He has your Focus.
If God does not have your focus, then the Devil has your focus and that means the devil controls your life.
Let me be the one to tell you that whomever you give your time to, you are giving also, your LIFE.. As TIME is Life. So, if God has your time, He has your life.
If He does not have your time, then The Devil has it, as one or the other has your time.
Time is Life. = Be sure you give most of your time to God, as much as possible.

How do you give your time to God?
By being extremely God Conscience all the TIME.
Thats discipleship.
Are you there yet?
Are you internally filtering every thought, deed, and action, through the knowledge that GOD SEES INSIDE YOU and knows why you are doing what you are doing, at all times.?
If you are not there yet, then you need to get BUSY doing that...

If you tell God today...>"Father i am yours"< and tomorrow you dont even remember you did this, then, God knew you didn't mean it when you told Him.
But He does recognize it, when you actually mean it.
Believe it.

Now, if you are born again, you will go to heaven, and you should thank God every day of your life for the Precious Blood of Jesus that has made this possible.
But if you want to be used by God, then you have to dedicate, utterly,= yourself to God.
This does not mean that you decide to become "gifted" or a part of the Spiritual Church office, as that is God's decision. But to become the fullness of the Stature of Christ and to be filled with God's Light of Right Believing so that you can SEE, .. you have to commit your life to God and keep it there to have this as your walk in the Light.
Paul says....."as many of us as BE Perfect"....so, THAT is the fullness of the Stature of Christ.
It is both a perfected discipleship and a completed understanding of how to function within the KOG, which is the Grace of God.
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Ok, lets look at this beautiful verse.. Prov 4:18
Ready class :)

Lets look at it.

""""18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."""""

1.) Who are the "just"?

This is explained by the context = "AS the shining Light"

So, these "just" are "as", or the same AS what? = "The shining Light"
To be "just" is to be AS = THE Shining Light.

The shining Light is Jesus.
He is the Light of the world.
And notice that "THE just" is connected to '"THE Shining Light"..... not a, or some...., but its "THE" shining Light.


Important :

2.) Always notice if something is "a" or "THE" in the NT... as if its "THE", then its a profound situation.
For example, note the significant difference between "a" cross and "THE" Cross.,
See.... you can hang A cross around your neck, or you can get a blue and red tattoo of a Cross on your back.... while all your sins were paid for by THE Savior's Blood on THE Cross.
See it?
"a" vs "THE"...
Notice this in your NT verses.

So, in this verse, you have.. "THE Path"... and ...."THE shining Light"., and those are significant "The's". as they are speaking about THE Savior.

3.) So, "THE Path", is Jesus as "THE WAY."... John 14:6 ..as there is one Path to God, one WAY to God, and the Way IS the Path, and the verse says that the JUST are on THE Path.
And who are the Just? These are the JUSTIFIED by THE Blood of Jesus, that put them on THE Path To God.
See That?

And THE Shining Light, is not a flashlight, or a nightlight, or a light bulb, but rather its THE Light who is SHINING, is THE CHRIST who is THE LIGHT of the World......as this separates Him from all other lesser lights, including heretics and living devils who are dark lights who lie to you from pulpits and on forums like this one.
See it?

4.) So this verse is talking about the Justified by the blood of Jesus who are on the WAY, or the PATH, who IS HIMSELF the one Mediator,= the ONLY WAY to God. = The Narrow Way.
So, this Path is the Path of Righteousness, that only the (JUST)IFIED are walking.
This Path is found not on the earth, but IN the Kingdom of GOD, as this is where the LIGHT lives.
The Justified, or the "just" are the Children of the Light, and the Light is THE Shining Light, who shines "out of Darkness"......which is spiritual darkness.
Jesus SHINES out of Darkness by being THE TRUTH, as THE TRUTH is THE LIGHT that shines as Jesus AS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
We the born again shine with Him, because we are the JUST, who are on the path of Light that exists within the Kingdom of God..
"LIGHT", is Truth and Holiness and Wisdom and Power and Authority and Dominion.
We exist IN all this, because we are a part of the LIGHT = We are THE Children of the Light "IN CHRIST:" who Himself IS THE Light of the World.
 
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As i wrote to you yesterday.
Always notice if a verse is using "a", or "the".
If the verse is using "the" then this verse is probably going to be a contextual verse.