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You are the light of the world.

 A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 
Nor do people light a lamp 
and put it under a basket, 
but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 

Matthew 5:14-15

God Has Spoken Through His Son

Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.

The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. 
Hebrews 1:1-3 NLT

Thank You, Father God, for revealing to us Who You are through your Son Jesus. He is worthy of praise and honor and glory.

God Loves You Because He Is Love

God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world. Those who believe in him won’t be condemned. But those who don’t believe are already condemned because they don’t believe in God’s only Son.

John 3:16-18 God's Word

Praise Him!

O give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; 

make known His doings among the peoples! 

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him,

meditate on and talk of all His 

wondrous works 

and devoutly praise them! 

Glory in His holy name; 

let the hearts of those rejoice 

who seek the Lord! 

Seek the Lord and His strength; 

yearn for and seek His face 

and to be in His presence continually!

1 Chronicles 16:7-11 .

I listened to a young Christian reading John 14 recently. She broke down and cried tears of thankfulness several times, overwhelmed by the miracle of God's love and forgiveness. She had a traumatic childhood that had set her up for much abuse and heartache, but the love of God has set her free. 

Behold the Beauty of the Lord

One thing I have asked from the Lord, 

that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord 

all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of the Lord

And to meditate in His temple.

Psalm 27:4

Sunday afternoons, a group of us head over the the nursing home for "church" in the cafeteria. Our friends there love to sing the old hymns. We continued to sing for about thirty minutes last Sunday - At the Cross, Sweetly Lord Have We Heard Thee Calling, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms...
They sang with such enthusiasm, it sounded like the Heavenly Choir had joined in. What a wonderful time we had worshiping Jesus, reading God's Word, sharing stories and praying for each other.