That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works. Psalms 26:7 KJV
1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: KJV
This chosen generation Peter writes to are Christians. If you know Jesus as your personal Saviour, you are chosen, you are also a Christian. You made a decision to recive the precious gift of Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. The Light of the World" is HE! We are to be different than the world. Don't call yourself a Christian and disparage Jesus Precious and Holy name by committing sin, known or hidden. Sin and the Saviour cannot walk together! God has given us commandments, teaching, preaching, Bibles so that we can study on how to walk a Christ like life. As Christians we do not walk in darkness, we walk in His "...marvellous light:"
Many Christians have never enjoyed the JOY of serving the Saviour with a committed heart, therefore they have never experienced the wonderful grace God gives to us that do service Him as unworthy but dedicated Christians. It doesn't make us better or worse than others, it just means that with all that is within us we want to serve the Lord.
Our sister, Florence, faced the loss of one of her children this week. We could not reach her by phone and called another sister who was trying to help Florence and one of the questions she had was, "Is he in heaven or hell?" Thankfully my husband knew for sure that Keith had accepted Jesus as his Saviour at a young age. Why the question then? We know that nothing can pluck us out of the hand of God. John 10:28 KJV: John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Jesus wants us to know, we belong to Him! I sure am thankful for this and the fact that on that last breath Keith drew, no more cancer, no more sin, no more pain ~ a joyous union took place yesterday as He knelt before the King of glory!
But all Florence could focus on was his life and how he lived. It was not a walk with God, and it was obvious his mother was greatly concerned of his final home. Folks, this is sad yes, but to not know if your loved ones are going to heaven or not, not to have an Uncle Tommy, to assure you of your final home is heart breaking. How about you? Do you know Him, The Light Of The World, Jesus, as your personal Saviour? Make today the day you know ~ then share that news with your family! Don't leave them guessing if you are saved. Give them an I know so answer = then live like Christ. Read your Bible, attend church, do all that you can do to further the Gospel with your life as it is lived here on earth!
1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
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!
Philippians 2:16
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.
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