Psalm 119:103-105
Your teachings are sweeter
than honey.
They give me understanding
and make me hate all lies.
Your word is a lamp
that gives light
wherever I walk.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
I’ve
been sewing for the kids for Easter…a dress and matching pants for
Zola, t-shirts with pockets in a coordinating fabric for the boys.
Everywhere I turn in my sewing room, there are lights. There is bright
fluorescent light overhead…a bright LED light on my sewing machine, and
another bright bulb on my serger. Even my iron has a light that tells
me when the device is turned on – and blinks when the iron has been left
unattended for more than a few minutes! I cannot imagine trying to sew
without these lights. Well, okay…I guess I could do without the light
on the iron – or could I?!
Without a strong light source, many
daily tasks would be virtually impossible. And so it is with God. If
we do not have His “Light source” – Jesus Christ – there are a lot of
things that will always loom just beyond our grasp…like true joy, peace,
comfort, wisdom, and courage. If our hearts are not illuminated with
the “Light” of the Holy Spirit, we will never experience an
understanding of what it means to belong fully to God.
Someone
told me recently that there are those who teach and preach God’s grace
and love…but really do not feed us the scriptures. They do not give us
doctrine and Biblical instruction. My reply was that until one
understands the love, grace, mercy and forgiveness of Jesus Christ…until
the LIGHT of His passion – and compassion – for each of us fills our
hearts and minds, we will not hear the teachings of the scriptures.
They will hold no meaning for us – at least not to the extent that God
intends.
My message to you today is that God loves you…far beyond
what you could ever imagine and in spite of anything you might have
ever thought, said, or done. GOD LOVES YOU…so much that He sent Jesus
to light the way for you to find Him. GOD LOVES YOU…so much that He
allowed Jesus to die for your sins - and then gave you His Holy Spirit
to illuminate your heart. God wants His word and will for your life to
be sweeter than honey…He wants you to understand how perfect His plans
and promises are for each of us.
I cannot imagine what my
sewing projects would look like if I created them in the dark…and I
don’t even want to think about what my life would look like without the
Light of Christ! Won’t you fully embrace His Light for yourself and
walk in His ways? Will this be the day that you begin?
©2015 Debbie Robus
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