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Nov.08.06: Light for the Day - "Brighten your Corner" (Viet) (C) (S) (F)

-- Romans 12:6-8
6 We have different Gifts, according to the Grace given us.
   If a man’s Gift is Prophesying,
       Let him use it in Proportion to his Faith.
7 If it is Serving, Let him Serve;
   If it is Teaching, Let him Teach;
8 If it is Encouraging, Let him Encourage;
   If it is Contributing to the needs of others,
             Let him Give Generously;
   If it is Leadership, Let him Govern Diligently;
   If it is Showing Mercy, Let him Do it Cheerfully.

-- Romans 15:4-7, 13
4 For everything that was Written in the past was Written to
   Teach us, so that through Endurance and
    the Encouragement of the Scriptures we might have Hope.
5 May God, who gives this Patience and Encouragement,
   Help you Live in Complete Harmony with each other --
   each with the Attitude of Christ Jesus toward the other.
6 Then all of you can Join Together with One Voice, Giving
   Praise and Glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 So Accept each other just as Christ has Accepted you;
    then God will be Glorified.
13 May the God of Hope Fill you with all Joy and Peace as you
   Trust in Him, so that you may Overflow with Hope by
   the Power of the Holy Spirit.

-- 1 Thessalonians 4:18
   Therefore Encourage each other with these words.

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Brighten your Corner

We cannot all be famous
or be listed in "Who's Who",
But every person, great or small,
has important work to do.
For seldom do we realize
the importance of small deeds,
Or to what degree of greatness
unnoticed kindness leads.

For it's not the big celebrity
in a world of fame and praise,
But it's doing unpretentiously
in an undistinguished way.

The work that God assigned to us,
unimportant as it seems,
That makes our task outstanding,
and brings reality to dreams.

So do not sit and idly wish
for wider, new dimensions
where you can put into practice,
your many good intentions.

But at the spot God placed you
begin at once to do,
Little things to brighten up
the lives surrounding you.

If everybody brightened up
the spot where their standing,
By being more considerate,
and a little less demanding.

This dark old world would very soon
eclipse the evening star,
If everybody brightened up
the corner where they are!

-- Unknown

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-- 1 Corinthians 8:3
   But the person who Loves God is Known by God.

-- Romans 8:24-28
24 For in this Hope we were saved. But Hope that is seen is no
     Hope at all. Who Hopes for what he already has?
25 But if we Hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
     We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself
      intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit,
     because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with
     God’s will.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good
     of those who love Him, who have been called according
     to His purpose.

-- 2 Conrinthians 1:2-7
2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you
   His Grace and Peace.
3 All Praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He is the Source of every Mercy and the God who Comforts us.
4 He Comforts us in all our troubles so that we can Comfort
   others. When others are troubled, we will be Able to give
    them the Same Comfort God has given us.
5 You can be Sure that the more we suffer for Christ,
    the more God will Shower us with His Comfort through Christ.
6 So when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your
    Benefit and Salvation! For when God Comforts us, it is so
    that we, in turn, can be an Encouragement to you.
    Then you can Patiently Endure the same things we suffer.
7 We are Confident that as you share in suffering,
    you will also Share God’s Comfort.

-- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though Outwardly we are
     wasting away, yet Inwardly we are being Renewed day by day.
17 For our light and momentary troubles are Achieving for us
     an Eternal Glory that far outweighs them all.
18 So we Fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is Unseen.
     For what is seen is temporary, but what is Unseen is Eternal.

-- Philippians 4:12-13
12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

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-- Isaiah 40:28-31
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is
     the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
     He will not grow tired or weary,
     and His understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of
     the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble
     and fall;
31 But those who Hope in the LORD will Renew their Strength.
    They will soar on wings like eagles;
    They will run and not grow weary,
    They will walk and not be faint.

-- Lamentations 3:25-26
25 The LORD is good to those whose Hope is in Him,
     to the one who seeks Him;
26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

-- Psalms 25:4-5
4 Show me Your ways, O LORD, teach me Your paths;
5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior,
   and my hope is in You all day long.

-- Psalms 31:24
   So be Strong and Take Courage,
   All you who put your Hope in the LORD!