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Sunshine Or Solar Lights!!! A Word from THE WORD!!! #487

28 Monday Sep 2026

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Sunshine Or Solar Lights!!! A Word from THE WORD!!! #487

“Ye are the salt of the earth:

but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be salted?

it is thenceforth good for nothing,

but to be cast out,

and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world.

A city that is set on an hill

cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle,

and put it under a bushel,

but on a candlestick;

and it giveth light

unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men,

that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”  Matthew 5:13-16

We are all familiar with solar lights today—they light the streets, we use them in landscapes, to light our paths, and as flashlights.  These lights work on the rays from the Sunshine, and we rely on them greatly. But Jesus calls us to “be” lights in this world, and the light that we must reflect is not the “sun” but “The Son”; Jesus makes this so clear as He reveals Himself to us and calls us to be sharers of HIS light!

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying,

I am the light of the world:

 he that followeth me

shall not walk in darkness,

but shall have the light of life.”  John 8:12

Note here that Jesus tells is that when we become His followers, we can walk in light because we “shall have the light of life”!  And Jesus repeats His declaration of being this light; “I am the light of the world”!  While the world attempts to lead us into darkness, when we belong to Jesus, we just need to remember that we don’t have to walk in the darkness of this world—for we know and possess The Light!

“I must work the works

of him that sent me,

while it is day:

the night cometh,

when no man can work.

5 As long as I am in the world,

I am the light of the world.”  John 9:4-5

Paul shared with the Philippian believers the truth of what we are to be—in light rather than in the darkness.

“Do all things

without murmurings and disputings:

15 That ye may be

blameless and harmless,

the sons of God,

without rebuke,

in the midst

of a crooked and perverse nation,

among whom ye shine

as lights in the world;”                    Philippians 2:14-15

We don’t have to succumb to the darkness all around us but must keep our eyes on The Light, Jesus, His Word and His ways!  The apostle John also focused on this principle of being light; and we need to remember that when we belong to Jesus, we are not only called but enabled to walk in HIS light, and we can because Jesus’ light dwells in His own.

“This then is the message

which we have heard of him,

and declare unto you,

 that God is light,

and in him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him,

and walk in darkness,

we lie,

and do not the truth:

7 But if we walk in the light,

as he is in the light,

we have fellowship

one with another,

and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son

cleanseth us from all sin.”  1 John 1:5-7

And as I was putting this together, I was reminded of the old hymn, “Jesus Saves” (written by Priscilla Jane Owens) as I found the Psalmist’s words.  They blessed my heart, and I pray they will resound in your heart as well—as you walk in the light of Jesus Christ our Lord, who saves and gives us His Light!

“Blessed is the people

that know the joyful sound:

they shall walk, O LORD,

 in the light of thy countenance.

16 In thy name shall they rejoice

all the day:

 and in thy righteousness shall they

be exalted.

17 For thou art the glory of their strength:

and in thy favour

our horn shall be exalted.

18 For the LORD is our defence;

and the Holy One of Israel is our king.”   Psalm 89:15-18

Rejoice in Jesus The SON—not just the sun!

Amen and Amen!!!

A Holy Life Or A Holey Life??? Bible Ballistics: BBs #616

10 Friday Jan 2020

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Bible Ballistics: BBs #616 A Holy Life Or A Holey Life???

 

“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind,

be sober,

and hope to the end

for the grace that is to be brought unto you

at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

14 As obedient children,

not fashioning yourselves

according to the former lusts

in your ignorance:

15 But as he which hath called you is holy,

so be ye holy;

16 Because it is written,

Be ye holy;

for I am holy.”  1 Peter 1:13-16

We have talked so many times about living for Jesus, yet it is ever a subject that we ought to remind ourselves of, for we live in a world that is looking for people who are real and genuine in their faith in Jesus.  God calls us to be a reflection of His glory, rather than to be blending in with an evil world.  When temptation calls to your flesh and mine, it is never to lift us up, but to drag us down and tarnish the name of Jesus.  Paul called the Philippian Christians to make a difference.

“Do all things

without murmurings

and disputings:

15 That ye may be blameless

and harmless,

the sons of God,

without rebuke,

in the midst of a crooked

and perverse nation,

among whom ye shine

as lights

in the world;”                  Philippians 2:14-15

I would simply like to ask each of us to examine our own heart and life; are we living a ‘holy’ life?  Or have we allowed the world to tarnish and destroy our light and leave the world looking at a “holey” picture, with great gaps in our purity and holiness.

Holy: having a spiritually pure quality; dedicated or devoted to the service of God….

Holey:  an opening through something; gap; a hollow place in a solid body…; a cavity…

Homonyms sound the same but are words with different meanings; this is what life can also be—while many claim to know Jesus, their lives are more “holey” than “holy”!  What about you and me?  Is your/my life in line with the Word of God?  How can you know?  Well, that’s a pretty simple (not easy) thing—you must get into the Word of God!  If you don’t know what God has said, you have no standard of measure by which to judge rightly.  In fact, scripture tells us that very thing!

“Study to shew thyself approved

unto God,

a workman

that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing

the word of truth.”  2 Timothy 2:15

So, in conclusion, I pray that we will each examine our heart and life in light of the Word of God; that we will get into the Word so The Word can get into us!  If you’re measuring yourself by the world’s standard there will come a day when that will fail you, yet if you learn to “rightly” divide the Word of God, you can put on “the armor” of God and walk boldly into a world of darkness and corruption with the truth and the confidence of the King who loves YOU!  Yet remember, HIS Word IS the standard!

“For the word of God is

quick,

and powerful,

and sharper than any twoedged sword,

piercing even to the dividing asunder

of soul

and spirit,

and of the joints

and marrow,

and is a discerner

of the thoughts

and intents

of the heart.

13 Neither is there any creature

that is not manifest

in his sight:

but all things

are naked

and opened

unto the eyes of him

with whom

we have to do.”  Hebrews 4:12-13

As my mother often said:

“You can fool all of the people, some of the time!

  You can fool some of the people, all of the time!

  You can even fool yourself!

   But you can’t fool God!“

Amen and Amen!