When I was 12 years old, I began a fascinating journey through a literary series called The Dark Is Rising. It played well into my my fantasies for something greater in life than what I was currently experiencing - my parents divorce. The series was difficult to read, but thoroughly captivating. And the subject was timeless, the battle between good and evil. Now my son 9 years of age is reading the series.
I have begun a journey into another fascinating book which reads much like a fantasy fiction novel such as The Dark Is Rising, yet the story is neither fiction nor fantasy. Swords and blazing fire, seven stars and seven lampstands, the tree of life, the crown of life, the second death, the white stone, the morning star, the book of life, creatures with six wings, and scrolls and seals. As an adult, I have tried to read this book previously, yet found it difficult reading. It definately requires guidance to understand. I am thankful that I've been assigned the best guide, and am surrounded with a team well equipped to go on this journey with me.
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The Dark is Rising ... and is being conquered by the Dawning of Light.
"But the 'annointing' which you recieved from Him abides in you and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him." 1John 2:27
Annointing, guide, teacher - if I may go a bit deeper (a friendly pun), abides in you... and me - the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. It teaches 'concerning' all things, especially in the context of false teachers, but all things are not learned only from that which abides within. The body needs its parts, and the body is not complete without Deeper, OilandDew, Lighthouse and the Poster Maker (and many others). I thank God that he has surrounded me with others that crave his Word, and will not hesitate to keep me in check.
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