1) Silence, Stillness and Centering before God (2 minutes)
2) Scripture Reading: John 1:3-8
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life,and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
2) Scripture Reading: John 1:3-8
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life,and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
3) Devotional
All I heard was the word, "CURB!" but it was already too late! I had driven my 1983 Dodge Mirada onto the sidewalk, hitting the curb and nearly missing the jogger that had jumped into the bushes to escape my beast of a car. Both of the tires on my right side were completely damaged. I was commuting to my college with my roomate when this whole incident occurred. It was the morning and as we went down the street the sun glare was so strong I couldn't see the curb jutting out, and the damage was already done. Light can be a good thing, but it can also be a damaging thing depending on who you are. When you or I are in sin, hiding from God, the last thing in the world that we want is to have the light shine on us. But if we are in utter darkness wandering and looking for hope, light is the very answer to the question we have been seeking. As Christians, we are called to simply bear witness to the light. For some it will be a glare that they will want nothing to do with, but for others it will be a source of joy and peace. We can't change how the light will be received, but simply let the light of Christ shine through our lives in every day and situation.
All I heard was the word, "CURB!" but it was already too late! I had driven my 1983 Dodge Mirada onto the sidewalk, hitting the curb and nearly missing the jogger that had jumped into the bushes to escape my beast of a car. Both of the tires on my right side were completely damaged. I was commuting to my college with my roomate when this whole incident occurred. It was the morning and as we went down the street the sun glare was so strong I couldn't see the curb jutting out, and the damage was already done. Light can be a good thing, but it can also be a damaging thing depending on who you are. When you or I are in sin, hiding from God, the last thing in the world that we want is to have the light shine on us. But if we are in utter darkness wandering and looking for hope, light is the very answer to the question we have been seeking. As Christians, we are called to simply bear witness to the light. For some it will be a glare that they will want nothing to do with, but for others it will be a source of joy and peace. We can't change how the light will be received, but simply let the light of Christ shine through our lives in every day and situation.
4) Questions to Consider
Is being in the light a source of hope and joy, or of shame and despair? What would it look like for you to be in the light? What steps would you need to take today to get there?
Is being in the light a source of hope and joy, or of shame and despair? What would it look like for you to be in the light? What steps would you need to take today to get there?
5) Prayer
Lord Jesus, I desire to be in the light. Search me and know my heart, test me and know my anxious thoughts, see if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way that lasts forever.
Lord Jesus, I desire to be in the light. Search me and know my heart, test me and know my anxious thoughts, see if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way that lasts forever.
Conclude with Silence (2 minutes)
