Jun 01.00: Light For The day - "Lose Sight Of Jesus"

-- 2 John 1:8 (RSV)
"Look to yourselves, that you may not lose what
you have worked for, but may win a full reward."

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We might as well face it, strife has even infiltrated
our church life. It is true enough that the Church
is now the Church militant. But , as such, its
warfare ought to be that of dedication to revealed
truth and divine holiness, and not intramural
bickering and carnal disputes. 

We read in the second chapter of Luke that Joseph
and Mary lost Jesus one day. Where did they lose
Him? They lost Him in the most unlikely place in
all the world -- the temple. 

I have seen many people lose Jesus right in the church. 
I have seen them lose Him in a dispute about
who was to be choir director, who was to play the organ,
who was to be an elder, or who was to be the minister.
Yes, because we are human, though Christian, it is 
easy to lose sight of Jesus right in the temple!

-- Billy Graham

Prayer:
Don't le me lose sight of Jesus, LORD,
in the complex logistics of everyday life.

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-- Matthew 7:21-23 (NLT)
"Not every one who says to me, ’Lord, Lord,’ 
shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who
does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day(*) many will say to me, ’Lord, Lord,
did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out 
demons in your name, and do many mighty works
in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, 
’I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.’

(*) judgment day

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