Let My Life Be A Light

I accepted Christ at nine years of age. I am thankful for the Light of the gospel that I received early in life. God's Spirit who was with me as a child has never left me. I have done wrong many times and have failed the Lord in so many ways. But as His Word promises, He has never left me; He has never forsaken me. At times I allowed the distractions of life to pull me away from close fellowship with Him. But He was always there drawing me to Himself. Thank You Father for not giving up on me!

I cannot imagine what it is like to not have the constant awareness of His Presence, because I now realize that since coming to Christ I have never felt the absence of His Spirit. His Light and His love were always with me, even in my dark moments.

I feel for those who don't know Him—who don't have the Light of His Love, the guidance of His Spirit, and the comfort of His Presence. Some who are without a relationship with Christ seem to live with no thought of needing Him and have no concept of what their lives are missing, living far from God and His ways.

We live in a world where the darkness is getting darker. But at the same time the Light is getting brighter. Lord help Your children to show others the Light! Help us to walk in the Light as You are in the Light. May we have fellowship with You and with one another. And may we reach out to those in darkness and bring them to the Light.

Father, let my life be a Light shining out through the night!

The answer for the darkness is Light. The answer for hate is Love. Satan has given to the world everything that is the opposite of what God gives. If something in your life is not the kind of thing God gives, then it is from the enemy of your soul. There are only two ways. No in-between. No gray area. There is Light and there is darkness. And we have to decide once and for all which side we want to be on.

Scriptures for Reflection:

... For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)

If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:6-7)

Then Jesus spoke to them again saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." (John 8:12)

"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14-16)