OUR DAILY BREAD
Sunday
September 8, 2013
Light Up The Night
Read: Daniel 12:1-3
Those who are wise shall
shine like the brightness of the firmament. —Daniel 12:3
On a mild fall evening when
the sky was dark and the moon was full, thousands of people in my hometown
gathered along the banks of the river to light sky lanterns. They released them
into the darkness, and watched as the lights rose to join the moon in a
dazzling display that turned the night sky into a sparkling work of art.
When I saw pictures of the
event, I was disappointed that I was out of town and had missed it. But a few
days later I realized that what had happened in Grand Rapids could be seen as a
symbol of the conference I was attending in New York City. More than 1,000
people from 100 cities around the world had gathered there to plan a “work
of art”—how to light up the darkness of their own cities by
planting churches and reaching thousands of people with the gospel of Christ,
the Light of the world.
The prophet Daniel wrote
about a time when those who turn others to the Lord will shine like stars
forever (Dan. 12:3). We can all join in that great event. When we shine the
light of Christ in dark places where we live and work, He is lighting up the
night sky with stars that never will go out. —Julie
Ackerman Link
I want to shine for You in my
world, Lord. Show
me how to lift You up, the
Light of the world. I look
forward to that day when I
will gather with people
from all nations to bow at
Your feet and worship You.
When the Light of the world
illuminates the earth, His beauty will attract people from every nation.
The Bible In One Year:
Proverbs 3-5 & 2 Corinthians 1
Goodmorning
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