Today is postponed but also a day to Praise Him!

Last night we experienced a storm. This storm moved through our neighborhood while we were on our way home. Randi and I did our usual "What are we doing for dinner?" conversation and we decided on Long John Silver's. We stopped at the one in Lake Worth but noticed the power was out. So we decided to go to the one in Saginaw. We didn't know how bad the storm was but it had knocked out power to them as well.
"Sonic?" my wife exclaims.
"Sure!" my stomach yells.
We ate while the rest of the storm passed on by. The temperature went from 103 to 75 in a matter of 30 minutes. Then the trip home. As we pulled into the outskirts of our neighborhood we started to see trees down everywhere and got a little nervous. Even the old trees at the local elementary school were down. They must have been 100 years old.

Then....

We were at first a little upset but then quickly reminded that God had redirected our path to not be in this mess. You know? Sometimes God sends a storm our way just so that we can be a little closer to Him.

Grace to you!

Hey Bud, gotta light? Matthew 5:14-16

Today's Reading Matthew 5:14-16

Hey Bud, gotta light?

Have you ever woke up in the middle of the night and it was pitch black in the room? You tried to make it to the bathroom without stepping on or running into something but instead that corner of the bed or that toy that wasn't picked sends pain messages to your half awake brain. All this because there was no light.

Replay this scenario except this time imagine you have a night light plugged in. Different? Of course! Although your toes still may have found the corner and your heal found the toy, this time you saw it coming.

Jesus calls us to be the light of the world. We are to bring attention to that light so that others can see how God is working in our life. What is this light He is talking about? It is Jesus! Remember that Jesus called Himself "the light of the world" (John 8:12, 9:5, 11:9).  He tells us to not hide our light, such as under a bowl, but rather on a lampstand so that all can see. Think about it; if Jesus is the light that we are supposed to show off do we have to excuse the light because some may complain? Or, should we limit the brightness because it might offend some? NO! While "being the salt of the earth" deals with the inner conscience "being the light of the world" is an outward action. We reflect the light that Jesus gives us by our actions.

Today try to list as many qualities of light that parallel this illustration.
Example; light reveals mistakes, light exposes, light ____