God’s light

A Light in the Valley

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There’s a light in the valley

of death now for me

Since Jesus came into my heart!

Rufus McDaniel 1914

Are you passing through what feels like the longest and darkest valley in your life today? David tells us in Psalm 23 that He won’t fear in that darkness because he knows that his shepherd is always with him. Jesus goes even further when be says that if we are following Him we will never walk in darkness!

Oh but does it feel like a dark and confusing time? Yes for me too brother. Today dark clouds sit on my horizon also sister. But in this valley God’s promise is more true than ever. He Himself is the light. We must confront our fear and refuse to run! The light is shining only on the path ahead and that light is our Lord Jesus Christ. He longs to not only be the light of the world; He offers to be the light of yours and my world. Only He knows the way to the other side of our valley. Take a deep breath, calm your racing heart and in faith just keep taking one step at a time behind your Savior. He is more than only the light if the world – He is also the light of life!

Into the Light

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2 Peter 2:9. But you are a chosen people,a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light!

We heard the scratching sounds coming from just outside the tent. We fearfully listened wondering what terrible beast could be there for a minute or so. Finally I opened the tent flap and shone the flashlight in the direction of the noise. There frozen for a moment was the cutest face of an adorable thieving raccoon. Realizing that the gig was up he scampered off to the safety of the dark woods. 

Just as our raccoon ran away so we sometimes run from instead of to the light because we forget what we are created for. God’s light isn’t just shining so he can catch us in our sin. God is calling us out of our dark selfish world into His. In our world we are nobody but in his we are a chosen people. In our minds we feel unclean like the lepers of  Bible days, but in him we are a holy nation. We are told daily that we have value only if we succeed, but God calls us a special possession. But all of these gifts are given not so we can hide them in the corner but that we can tell others about His wonderful light!