Walking in the light. Jesus is the light of the world that shines so that others may see through the darkness of the night. Darkness covers the whole earth, but Christ has put His light in our hearts that we also may shine for Him. Because we belong to Him, we are the children of the Light. As His child, we desire light rather than darkness. It is important that we continue to walk in the light of His presence, less we fall to the shadow of darkness that will try and distinguish the light in our hearts. (john12b)
Being a servant of Christ is more than sitting at His feet and worshiping Him. As wonderful as that is, a servant must be willing to follow the example of Christ. He showed the way and gave us the secret to servanthood. We can never be too big and too powerful that we should not be willing to serve anyone who appears to be of a different strip. When it comes to serving others, the social rank of society disappear, the playing field of God’s mercy and grace is leveled out. We pick up the wash basin and begin to wash the feet of anyone who is weary as they journey and travel this life. (john 13)
Christ gave a new commandment. A directive, a charge, an order. Some would even say that He shed new light to those who were called the children of light. To love someone, in spite of who they are or what they have done to you, goes against human nature. The evidence of one who is a follower of Christ is to be able to show love to all who are part of the body of Christ. Not always easy to show love when conflict of interest arises and differences of opinion are evident. But, one of the test of a true believer is to love in spite of it all. A commandment I cannot do on my own. I need his grace to give me the strength to love when it is most important to love. John13b
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