His Light Ministries

08/30/2026

HOW TO DO THE “WHAT TO DO”

Have you ever known what you ought to do, desired to do it, and yet found yourself unable to actually carry it out? You know the right thing. You want to do the right thing. You may even determine in your heart that you are going to do the right thing, but somehow the doing of it seems to escape you. The Apostle Paul knew this struggle well. He said in Romans 7:18, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.” There it is: the will was present, but the ability to perform was lacking. Paul knew the “what to do,” but he could not find the “how to do.” The struggle: “For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I,” Romans 7:15. Paul was saved, but lived a miserable Christian experience at this time.

This is where many people become frustrated in their walk with God. We know we should love, forgive, endure, pray, overcome temptation, walk in holiness, speak graciously, and live according to the Word of God. We know what God has called us to do, but the question remains, How do I actually do it? Our natural response is to try harder. We make up our minds that we will do better. We determine that this time we will overcome. But sooner or later we discover what Paul discovered: the flesh cannot produce the life that God requires. The problem is not that God's standard is too high. The problem is that we cannot produce God's life through human strength. For if righteousness could come by anything you do, then Christ is dead in vain (Gal.2:21).

To understand how Christ becomes the answer to our “how,” we have to understand the Cross. Calvary was not merely the place where Jesus paid the penalty for the sins we had committed. It was the place where God dealt with the whole problem of sin and our confidence in ourselves. Paul tells us in Colossians 2:9, “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” Everything that God is dwells in Christ. Then he says in verse 10, “And ye are complete in him.” Think about that. We are complete in Him. Our completeness is not found in how well we perform, how strong our flesh becomes, or how much religious effort we can produce. Our completeness is found in Christ.

Paul continues in Colossians 2:11-12, speaking of being “circumcised with the circumcision made without hands,” being “buried with him in baptism,” and being “risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.” Something happened to us in our union with Christ. We were not simply given a better set of instructions. We were brought into a new position in Christ. Then Paul says, “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses” (Colossians 2:13). The guilt was dealt with. The debt was dealt with. “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross” (Colossians 2:14).

But the Cross did not stop there. Colossians 2:15 says, “And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” The Cross was not Christ's defeat. The Cross was His triumph. Sin's penalty was dealt with, the handwriting against us was nailed to His Cross, and Christ triumphed over the powers of darkness.

Yet there is another part of the Cross that we must understand if we are ever going to stop trying to live the Christian life in our own strength. The Cross dealt not only with what we have done, but with who we were in Adam. It dealt with our old man, our old position, and our confidence in the flesh. Paul said in Galatians 2:20, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” This is the mystery of the Christian life. I am crucified with Christ, yet I live. But the life I now live is not supposed to be produced by me. “Christ liveth in me.”

Romans 6:6 says, “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” And Romans 6:11 tells us, “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” The word “reckon” is important. God is calling us to believe what He says about the work He has already accomplished. Faith does not attempt to crucify what God says has already been crucified. Faith takes God at His Word and rests upon His finished work.

This is why understanding our position in Christ is so important. If I continually look at myself, I will continually measure my ability, my failures, my weaknesses, and my performance. Then sin revives and I die (Rom.7:9). But faith looks away from self and looks unto Christ. The Cross tells me that I cannot save myself, and it also tells me that I cannot sanctify myself by the strength of my flesh. The same Christ who is my salvation is also my life. The same grace that brought me to Christ is the grace by which I must continue to walk. “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk ye in him:” Colossians 2:6.

Paul brings us out of the struggle of Romans 7 and into the glorious liberty of Romans 8. He says, “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death,” Romans 8:2. Notice that he calls it a law. There is the law of sin and death, but there is also a greater law: “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.” We do not overcome the law of sin and death by merely determining to try harder. We overcome by the operation of another life and another power. The Holy Spirit applies the finished work of Christ to us as we believe and walk by faith.

The Christian life, then, is not simply God saying, “Here is what I want you to do. Now go do it.” Philippians 2:13 says, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Isn't that the answer to Romans 7:18? Paul said, “to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.” But Philippians tells us, “It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do.” God works in us not only to will His good pleasure, but to do His good pleasure.

That does not make us passive. It makes us dependent. We still obey. We still yield. We still walk. We still believe. But we no longer place our confidence in the flesh. We recognize that apart from Christ we can do nothing. Jesus said in John 15:5, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” The branch does not struggle to manufacture fruit. The branch abides in the vine, and the life of the vine produces the fruit.

So how do we do the “what to do”? We do it by faith in the One who has already finished the work. We look to the Cross. We believe what God says about our position in Christ. We reckon ourselves dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. We cease trusting in the strength of the flesh and learn to depend upon the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. We abide in Him, and we trust Him to work in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure- that’s grace!

The answer is not found in trying harder to become what God wants us to be. The answer is found in trusting more fully in what Christ has already accomplished and in allowing His life to be expressed through us. We cannot do God's work by our own strength any more than we could save ourselves by our own righteousness. Salvation is by grace through faith, and the Christian life is also lived by faith. As Paul said, “The life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God” (Galatians 2:20).

Perhaps that is why Paul's cry in Romans 7 ends not in despair but in thanksgiving. After asking, “Who shall deliver me?” he answers, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” The man who could not find how to perform had finally discovered that the answer was never in himself. It was Christ.
And that is the answer for us today. When you know the “what to do” but cannot find the “how to do,” look to Jesus. Look to Calvary. Rest your faith in the finished work of Christ. Remember that you are “complete in him.” Remember that your old man was crucified with Him. Remember the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus! How He operates within the life of a believer! Remember that “it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

You do not need to manufacture the life of Christ. You need to trust the Christ who is your life. And when you discover that the answer is not “me trying to do for God,” but Christ working in me, you can say with Paul:

“I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

For “the just shall live by faith.”

08/29/2026

Here’s the line up for the Gospel Sing at the Hancock Gospel Pavilion at the Fair this year!

His Light Ministries will be ministering in song at the Hancock County Fair, Saturday, September 5th! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

08/12/2026

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The Burden Bearer

“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)

There is something powerful in the word “cast.” It means to throw off, to fling away. God is not telling us to carefully carry our burdens while occasionally asking Him for help. He says cast them upon Him. Give them completely to Him. And where can we cast them? Upon the LORD, Jehovah, the eternal, self-existing One. The One who was, who is, and who will always be God.

The word “burden” speaks of our care, our anxiety, even our portion. What we are carrying may feel like it belongs to us, but God invites us to give Him that portion and find our portion in Him. At the cross, Christ took what belonged to us and gave us what belonged to Him. He bore our sin, our guilt, and our condemnation, that through faith we might stand clothed in His righteousness. If He could bear the greatest burden we could ever have, we can trust Him with every burden we face today.

And then comes the promise: “He shall sustain thee.” The word sustain carries the thought of holding, containing, supporting, nourishing, and enduring. God does not merely stand beside us while we struggle beneath the weight. He takes hold of us. He can contain what overwhelms us, support what feels like it is about to collapse, and give us strength to endure what we could never endure in our own strength.

Then comes that precious word: “never.” He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Those who have been made righteous through faith in Christ may tremble, but they will not be forsaken. We may feel weak, but He remains strong. We may feel as though we are slipping, but His hand is holding us. Our standing is not secured by our ability to hold onto Him, but by His ability to hold onto us.

As Christians, we are called to be burden bearers, bearing one another’s burdens and helping one another along the way. We need the body of Christ, and God often uses people to strengthen, encourage, and help us. But ultimately, no human being can truly be depended upon to sustain you like the LORD can. People may love you and stand beside you, but only Jehovah can carry what is too heavy for every human shoulder. So cast it.

Cast your burden upon Him.

07/29/2026

Christ’s Intercessory Work

“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren" Luke 22:31,32.

This word "desired" here means asked/ begged and refers to satan actually begging the Lord to have you. You see satan does not own you child of God, you belong to God and at times satan asked the Lord to have you. Satan asks in hopes to destroy your faith, but God allows it to test your faith! God is the one in control, He calls all the shots. He will at times allow satan certain latitude to test the genuineness of your faith- to see where your faith resides. Because it is Faith anchored in His Son, Jesus Christ, and more importantly His Cross, that will pass the test of fire, because there He already passed that test! This sifting may come in the form of temptation/trial/affliction/tribulation, but you can rest assured if you apply Proper Faith to the situation- you will make it through!

Notice here that Jesus did not say, "I have prayed for this trial to be removed" or "I have prayed that the devil would leave you alone," but rather "that your faith fail not." It is because it is all for the purpose of testing your faith- how will you react? Will you look to yourself and try to "fix" the problem? Or will you look to Jesus the Author and Finisher of your faith and know He has already delivered you at the Cross and continue to apply faith in that victory? Faith in yourself will never get you anywhere, even by doing good things, if it could why did Jesus die on a Cross?

He did not die just to save you from the penalty of your sin, but He died to also save you from the Power of Sin. All He asks is that you continue to look to Him DAILY no matter how hard the sifting may be and you will find that sin/temptation/affliction/trial/tribulation shall not have dominion over you! The same way you got saved is the same way you walk through this situation- by Faith in the Cross! How do I know? Look at Verse 32 "and when thou art converted." This word "converted" here in the Greek does not refer to being saved or born again, for if Peter was not saved satan would have no need to ask for permission to have him- before salvation we are all children of the devil and belong to him. This word "converted" actually means "turning from oneself to God- Jesus Christ." Now if Peter was saved that means he had turned to God already!

So, this means when you continually turn from faith in yourself, your ability, talent, etc... and turn to Faith in Christ's Cross! Luke 9:23 " And He (Jesus) said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his Cross daily, and follow Me." Amen. The same way you got saved, is the same way you are gonna make it through this thing. There is no other Way. The Lord was telling Peter, (Simon Peter) that when He learned how to have victory through daily faith in what He came to do- die at that Cross, to then strengthen his brethren. This word strengthen means to encourage- put them in remembrance...basically point them to the Cross!

There is no other faith that will not fail. Only the house built on the Rock will stand the sifting and the fire!

As we go through the trial and we make it through, we can then help others by giving them the Answer! 2 Cor. 1:3-7 "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation."