December 3, 2022 ~ Devotions: "The Light of the World"

And So, I Continue . . . . . .

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works.  Psalms 26:7 KJV

Psalms 18:28-29 ~ For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. 29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. KJV

Christian, when it seems you are facing your darkest battle, and there is NO LIGHT at the end of the tunnel, and there is no way out, it seems you are all alone and no one there, no one to help, that is when you will find that Jesus NEVER leaves us nor forsakes us! He is "the Light of the world" and will provide over and above all that we need. There are a number of verses in the Bible that prove this, but I love this one spoken When David was encouraging Solomon he said in 1 Chronicles 28:20 - "And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD."  None of us leave this life, until we have "finished all the work" and not a moment before. My husband says often, "It's hard to get away from someone who says, they will "never leave you nor forsake you."  And he is so right. 

We ae blessed day by day and we know from whom it comes. By the leading of the Holy Spirit, we carry on the "task" He has set before us. We are thankful to be used by God for anything, but we are also doing that work for Him in a world that hates Him. The devil is neverendingly throwing monkey wrenches at us, so to speak, and many of them are overwhelming. This situation we are in regarding a vacate notice of which we have 28 more days. It is difficult. Its Christmas time, but no decorations this year. Its fellowship time around the table, but not this year; it makes me sad, But God! We have found a place and by faith we have secured it with a $1,000 deposit of which God supplied and if He sent us the $1,000, we are confident He will send another $23,000 to pay on 12/30 the day we move out of our little home into a new place. You might ask, "if they didn't have $1,000, where are we going to get $23,000?" GOD. We are going to do what we do best, trust in Him Who ". . .will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, . . ."

We are so thankful for His every blessing, and He is not surprised about what goes on in and around us, and we have not let the devil beat us down. With each turn in the road, you can do the same. If you don't know Him as your personal Saviour, get saved today. Will your way be smooth and trouble free in Him, no not always. But one thing you can trust, "the Light of the world" is Jesus, and He will always be with us through and by the indwelling of the precious Holy Spirit. The devil can't have us, he may mess us up some, but guess what WE WIN! Trust in Him Who is all we need! Thank you for reading and listening. We covet your prayers.

The Light of the World is Jesus

The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin,
The Light of the world is Jesus!
Like sunshine at noonday, His glory shone in.
The Light of the world is Jesus!

Come to the light, 'tis shining for thee;
Sweetly the light has dawned upon me.
Once I was blind, but now I can see:
The Light of the world is Jesus!

If you don't know Him, come to Him today!

Tom & Linda Milam

Missionaries to America 

and around the world

May we be faithful to be your 

Philippians 2:16 Missionaries.

Philippians 2:16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

Lord, help us to be worthy of your sacrifice, securing our souls with the Light of your life and sacrifice.  May Your light shine in and through us as our reasonable service to You. Save the lost, encourage the saints please.  And help us to be wise, studied up, aware, and faithful to You, giving YOU all of our best with an open loving heart for the ministry and people. Help us Lord, to be wise in our homelife and all that is going on with that. Thank you, Lord, for working out our situation for a home in FL. We know you are our great Provider, and we can't thank you enough. Help us to help where we can, the dear one that has served us and You for years. Lord, we beg that you would bless her and give her great wisdom and discernment in her spiritual life, business, life, and most of all her family life. We thank you Lord for your wonderful mercy in times eyes.

We love you Lord and thank you for first loving us. Amen.