LetThereBeLight | Kristi's Morning Devotional

Have you ever been somewhere when it was completely dark? Without light we become uncertain, even, afraid.

But once there is a tiny flicker of light, we begin to have hope and as the light gets brighter confidence comes and peace comes with it. God’s first recorded action was creating light.

No one has a life with no dark moments. For some those moments may be serious, life-threatening illness, for others they may be an emotional depression or a catastrophic accident.

If you are in that place of darkness, I pray that these verses I share with you today will serve as the light of hope that you need.

“When the Lord Saves You from Death

¹I love you, Lord! You answered my prayers.
²You paid attention to me, and so I will pray to you as long as I live.
³Death attacked from all sides, and I was captured by its painful chains. But when I was really hurting, ⁴I prayed and said, “Lord, please don’t let me die!”

⁵You are kind, Lord, so good and merciful. ⁶You protect ordinary people, and when I was helpless, you saved me ⁷and treated me so kindly that I don’t need to worry anymore.

⁸You, Lord, have saved my life from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. ⁹Now I will walk at your side in this land of the living. ¹⁰I was faithful to you when I was suffering, ¹¹though in my confusion I said, ‘I can’t trust anyone!’

¹²What must I give you, Lord, for being so good to me? ¹³I will pour out an offering of wine to you, and I will pray in your name because you have saved me. ¹⁴I will keep my promise to you when your people meet. ¹⁵You are deeply concerned when one of your loyal people
faces death.

¹⁶I worship you, Lord, just as my mother did, and you have rescued me from the chains of death. ¹⁷I will offer you a sacrifice to show how grateful I am, and I will pray. ¹⁸I will keep my promise to you when your people ¹⁹gather at your temple in Jerusalem. Shout praises to the Lord!” Psalm 116 CEV

Jesus knows how dark moments and situations can overwhelm us. He ministered to people in their darkest hours.

“Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, ‘I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won’t be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life.” John 8:12 CEV

Join with me and the writer of this psalm and shout a praise to the Lord for being your light in the darkness.

While we were in the mountains this summer I lit and decorated a small pine tree at the back of our campsite. Dave humored me when I bought the lights and told me we had multiple strands at home that we could have used but he ran the extension cord and help me string the lights without complaint.

I took little pinecones I had found on the ground, attached ribbon to them and hung them from the branches. Simple but special.

There were many nights that we sat outside and had campers walk by and remark “Oh look, they have a Christmas tree”. It was just a small non-descript Douglas fir but once the lights were added it took on new meaning.

Our lives are like that. We may be small and insignificant to the world’s population but once the Lord takes our lives and adds His light, we become a light to the world.

“You are like light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden, ¹⁵and no one would light a lamp and put it under a clay pot. A lamp is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16 CEV

Notice the first four words of the verses above “You are like light” – we are to be like the light of the world, bringing hope in the darkness.

These were Jesus’ words to those who followed Him and listened to His teachings. They are His words to us as well. In the book of John, Jesus said of himself “I AM the light of the world”. He came to bring us out of the darkness of sinful living and into a life lit by the love of God.

“I am the light that has come into the world. No one who has faith in me will stay in the dark.” John 12:46 CEV

The light that comes from us is there because of Christ!

“The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.” Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ. ⁷We are like clay jars in which this treasure is stored. The real power comes from God and not from us.” II Corinthians 4:6-7 CEV

As we start this Christmas month, December, let’s remember to be a light that will point all those around us to THE LIGHT – let us be illuminated with His love!

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