II Samuel 22:29 You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light.”

I really hate getting up in the middle of the night and stumbling around in the dark.  It can be scary and potentially  dangerous.  But if I simply first turn on a lamp, it changes everything.  My fear of falling or tripping over some unseen thing goes away…for now I can see clearly  my path.  God’s light…His truth, is like a floodlight to our life’s path…illuminating all the precarious obstacles in front of us, so that we may walk in safety.

I Corinthians 4:20 ” For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.”

You can tell someone about God.  You can share what He’s done in your life, and how you’ve been changed.  But words are empty until the Holy Spirit reveals to that person the true nature and reality of the might and  authority of God .

II Thessalonians 1:11 “…we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”

When God calls you to something, His plan and purpose for you has been already laid out.  That good purpose and plan then shapes and effects  you from the inside out…allowing you to think and act differently – having right desires and good intentions.