“ Even though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for You are with me.
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:4 NKJV

It is the LORD GOD Who says,
“Let light shine in the dark!”
It is He Who has causes His light
to shine deep in our hearts.
Because of this, we begin to realize
how truly mighty and powerful
GOD really is
as we stop to look and pause
at the foot of the Cross
to see the Illumination of
His Glory and Splendor
shine with Radiance in the
face of Jesus Christ!

By Grace This Light
never leaves but remains,
in spite the fact that we ourselves
are like fragile clay jars.
We contain this Great and Manifold Treasure,
the evidence of which proves
our great power comes from God
and not from ourselves.

I thank and give glory to GOD
for His intricate work in and thru our lives
and for the sweet fruit of maturity that comes
when endurance is allowed do its complete work.
Everything being made possible
shouldn’t be confused as being easy.
As living lights of His Gospel;
the impact of it all is no small thing!

Though right now we experience
every kind of pressure,
we are/will not be crushed!
In the times when we don’t know what to do,
Christ Himself will encourage and lead us forward!
Deep down inside Holy Spirit stirs…
quitting won’t become an option!

As we continue to share
in the death of Christ in our bodies
He reveals a Sacred Purpose:
His Character and His Resurrection life
become revealed in and through
our given jars!
To Him belongs the glory!

For though our bodies are dying,
our spirit is being renewed every day
as we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are unseen;
for the things which are visible won’t last,
they are temporary;
while the things which are invisible…
those precious, priceless intangibles…
Well. They come from The Everlasting
and as such prove to be
imperishable.

“You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup runs over!
Surely, Your Goodness and Mercy
are in continual pursuit of me
for in You I now live and move and have my being,
made welcome to dwell in Your House forever!”

Amen.