Sept 28.99: Light For The Day - "The Light Of Christ"

"For these commands are a lamp and this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
-- Proverbs 6:23 (NIV)

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Two roommates prepared for finals. One had
been diligent all through the semester, and
had studied every night. The other had floated
through classes, doing very little work
throughout the semester. 

As finals approached, the first student was
relaxed and reviewed quickly and quietly. 
The other roommate found that he was lost,
buried beneath a mountain of work too high to
climb in the small amount of time left. 

The first student studied normal hours, then got
plenty of rest and was fresh for the exams. 
The other student studied late into the night,
burning the midnight oil, and found himself
exhausted as the testing began.

When we do the things we know we should,
and we face up to our responsibilities, we find
that they aren't really such a burden at all. 
When we shirk our duties, however, we find that
they can become too much for us to handle. 

That light which burns within each one of us,
burns most brightly when we do the things we
should. When we avoid doing what is right,
the light flickers and dims. Righteousness fuels
the fire. Wickedness works to snuff it out. 

The choice is ours. We can burn brightly, 
shining forth with the light of Christ, or we 
can shine weakly, in danger of going out at
any moment.

-- D&N Dick
Prayer:
Let my light shine forth brightly, LORD. Feed
the fire which burns within my breast. Make
it a beacon of your love for the entire world to
see. Help me to shine without flickering or 
fading. Amen.

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"You yourselves used to be in the darkness,
but since you have become the LORD's people,
you are in the light. So you must live like
people who belong to the light, for it is the
light that brings a rich harvest of every kind
of goodness, righteousness, and truth."
-- Ephesians 6:8,9 (TEV)