When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” — John 8:12
And in many different places.
From the mountains to the beaches to the dusty roads.
How cool it would have been to have been there in person to hear His Words.
He told us that He is the light of the world.
Whoever follows Him will never walk in darkness.
They will have the light of life.
Amazing. So grateful.
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. — 1 Peter 2:9
Just six of us showed up, but it was a gorgeous day.
And we had a fun time walking around various neighborhoods and over some fun bridges.
Plus getting to catch up and chat with friends old and new.
Walking by homes of some of our church members.
Ending in the rose garden at Balboa Park.
And then getting a picture by the fountain.
We are God's special possession.
Gifted to declare His praise.
He has called us out of darkness.
Into His wonderful light!
Then Jesus paid the price to redeem us from our sin.
And now we have seen a great light — the light of God's Son.
We were living in the land of deep darkness.
But His light has now dawned on us.
And we shine in His glory.
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. — 1 Peter 2:9
We are His people, a royal priesthood.
And a holy nation, God's special possession.
Today we helped Abby move into her new apartment.
It's up near UTC, right across from a park.
With two other really nice girls.
She got things organized and moved in to her new home.
We declare God's praises.
He has called us out of darkness and into His wonderful light.
If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. — 1 John 1:6
If we do, we lie to ourselves.
And we do not live out the truth.
If we walk in the light, we live out the truth.
And we show others how to do the same.
Here's a bridge view over Palm Desert leading to the area where we stayed.
The mountains in the background were especially clear this day.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. — 1 John 1:5
God is light.
In Him there is no darkness at all.
One day last week we headed over to this pool.
We arrived about 9:05 in the morning, and we had the whole pool (three of them, actually) to ourselves.
I went over to another pool to swim laps while Kirk and Abby enjoyed floating around this one.
God is good.
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. — 1 Peter 2:9
You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. – 2 Thessalonians 1:5
As a child of Jesus, I am also a child of the day.
We do not belong to the night.
And we don't belong to the darkness.
We belong instead to the Light of the World, our Savior Jesus.
If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. — Isaiah 58:11
To meet the needs of the oppressed.
When we do, God's light will rise in the darkness.
And our night will become like the noonday.
Today I had my performance review with my supervisor.
He had nothing but compliments for me and my work over this past six months.
He is recommending that I be promoted to Vice President.
Our company usually promotes people to AVP - Associate VP first.
So he's not sure if I will be able to get the new title without that step.
Either way, it was a real blessing to be recognized for my hard work and accomplishments.
God has blessed me overwhelmingly.
I am grateful.
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. — 1 Peter 2:9
We are a royal priesthood.
And a holy nation.
He has chosen us as His special possession.
Called to declare His praises.
He has called me out of darkness.
And He has called me into His wonderful light.
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. — John 1:4-5
Jesus is the light of all mankind.
His light shines in the darkness.
The darkness has not overcome it.
Rather, Jesus has overcome darkness.
He shines his light of love to guide us through life.
To shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace. — Luke 1:79-80
The light of Jesus guides our feet.
He leads un into th path of peace.
After all, He is the Prince of Peace,
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father.
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous. — Psalm 112:4
Even though we are living in a world of darkness.
Those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous will see God's light.
The light of Christ shining into our world.
We are thankful.
Happy Thanksgiving!
You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. — 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Jesus is the true Light of the World.
When we follow Him, we become children of the light.
We become children of the day.
No longer do we belong to the night.
We have escaped from the darkness.
And we have emerged into the light of day.
Thanks to our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Praise God!
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| Palm Desert Sunset 2017 |
