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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2009
Question for the day: Did you begin a new tradition this year?
What can we pray with YOU about today?
Good morning,
This is just a reminder that every day, while we are studying God’s Word to add to our website, someone from our ministry, Dysmas Conduit, is holding you up before the Lord in prayer. May He greatly bless you today as you pursue His will and He is glorified through you.
God’s blessings, our love,
George & Sidney Granger
Today’s Chapter in God’s Word
2 John 1
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CURRENT PRAYER REQUESTS:
Please continue to pray for Billy Hamburg. He had another surgery and two more tumors were discovered. Discussion is forthcoming concerning bladder removal. Please pray for the Lord’s Hand to help him overcome his anxiety as well as the cancer.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR TODAY
Light of the World
Melanie Chitwood
"This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you,
that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all."
1 John 1:5 (NAS)
Devotion:
Everywhere I look this time of year, I see lights: flashy lights adorning the mall and streets, the steady glow of candlelight during our Christmas Eve service, and the dazzling lights of outside decorations. Of all the lights at Christmas, however, I am most drawn to the white, twinkly lights on our Christmas tree.
A tradition I've enjoyed for years is to sit in my favorite chair in the darkened living room with only the illumination of the Christmas trees lights. I let the trees' lights remind me of the brightest light of all, Jesus Christ.
The Bible includes numerous references to light. As you read these verses, think about how Christ has been a light this past year, or think about what kind of light you need this Christmas season. Let Christ's light chase away any darkness as you bathe in the splendor of His light.
As the creator of light, allow God to create light in your life. (Genesis 1:3)
When you are fearful, let His light make you brave. (Psalm 27:1)
If you need direction, His light will show you the way. (Psalm 119:105)
When you are in a difficult situation, God's light makes the rough places smooth. (Isaiah 42:16)
Do you feel ashamed or guilty? Accept Christ's light of forgiveness. (John 3:19)
Chase away the darkness of hopelessness, loneliness, despair, aimlessness,
confusion, hurt, or anger as you follow Christ, the Light of life. (John 8:12)
Be a witness to Christ's light by the way you live your life. (Matthew 5:16)
Dear Lord, Thank You for Your Light. Renew my hope, joy, and trust in You, as all the Christmas lights remind me that You are the Light of the world, in Jesus' Name, amen.
Application Steps:
This year start a tradition of sitting with your Bible bathed in the soft light of your Christmas tree's twinkly lights. While you do, think about the significance of Christ's light to you and your family this Christmas season. Use the verses in today's devotion in a private or family devotion time.
Reflections:
Are you sure you're a child of God? God promises you salvation and an eternal relationship with Him as you believe in His Son Jesus. If you would like to be sure of a relationship with Christ as your Friend, Savior and Light, you are only a prayer away. He loves you so much and longs for you to rest in the security of His love.
Power Verses:
John 8:12, "'Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, ‘I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.'" (NLT)
…and…
Insight for Living
Chuck Swindoll
A Timely Reminder Worth Pondering
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit."
You don't even know what tomorrow will bring-what your life will be!
For you are a bit of smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.
Instead, you should say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
As we get older, time seems to fly by more and more quickly.
Before long, we find ourselves asking where all the hours in the day have gone. The Bible helps put this feeling into perspective,
reminding us that we have no guarantees
about what might come in the days ahead.
Tomorrow may hold great joy or intense tragedy.
Either way, it's all the more reason to live each day with urgency,
not putting off needed changes
but pressing on toward living a more Christ-like life
in each moment God gives us.
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