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steps in the future. That prayer can be
found in John 17; and in it, Jesus prayed
to the Father saying, Sanctify them
through thy truth: thy word is truth
(John 17:17).
There is great power in truth that
will set you apart from this sinful
world and all of its corruption. That
power will sanctify you and make
you holy unto the Lord without
any contamination of sin, deceit or
seduction. Because it is written, Be
ye holy; for I am holy (I Peter 1:16).
When truth abides in your life, it
will sanctify you, make you holy and
enable you to bear fruit for the Kingdom
of God. Jesus said, If ye abide in me,
and my words abide in you, ye shall
ask what ye will, and it shall be
done unto you. Herein is my Father
glorified, that ye bear much fruit;
so shall ye be my disciples (John
15:7,8).
To bear fruit, you must be a doer of
truth and not a hearer only. But be ye
doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves
(James 1:22).
Let Your Light Shine
Going back to Jesus’ prayer in John
17, He said, As thou hast sent me
into the world, even so have I also
sent them into the world (John
17:18). We are IN the world, but we
are not to be OF the world. Just as the
heavenly Father sent Jesus into the
world, Jesus is sending His disciples into
the world. His footsteps will lead us to
the souls marked for us to win, souls
lost and undone in the darkness of sin,
deceit and ignorance.
When Jesus walked this Earth, His
life was a light of truth to all people
He came in contact with. The people
which sat in darkness saw great
light; and to them which sat in the
region and shadow of death light
is sprung up (Matthew 4:16). Today,
Christ’s light must shine through all
those who are walking in His footsteps.
Jesus said, Ye are the light of the
world...Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see
your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven (Matthew
5:14,16).
Those good works include loving thy
neighbor as thyself, sharing the Gospel
with those in need, doing unto others
as you would have them do unto you
and praying for the sick to be healed
and the devil possessed to be set free.
Jesus declared, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, He that believeth on me,
the works that I do shall he do
also; and greater works than these
shall he do; because I go unto my
Father (John 14:12).
Receive the Holy Ghost
The divine light of Jesus will not
shine through you, and you will not
accomplish His works unless you follow
Jesus’ example and receive the baptism
of the Holy Ghost. Jesus received the
Spirit when John the Baptist baptized
Him in Jordan, and He did not start His
ministry without it. And John bare
record, saying, I saw the Spirit
descending from heaven like a
dove, and it abode upon him Jesus
(John 1:32).
Jesus instructed His disciples about
receiving the Holy Ghost saying, And
I will pray the Father, and he shall
give you another Comforter, that
he may abide with you forever;
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the
world cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth
him: but ye know him; for he
dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you (John 14:16,17).
After receiving the Holy Ghost,
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the