‘Arise,
shine; for your Light has come... the Lord will be your everlasting
Light’ (Isaiah 60:1,19-20). We thank You, Lord, that Your Son, Jesus
Christ is ‘the Light of the world’. When we
‘follow Him’, we ‘will not walk in darkness’. We ‘will have the light of
life’ (John 8:12). We are living in difficult times. We are surrounded
by much darkness. Help us, Lord, not to become discouraged - ‘the lamp
of God has not
yet gone out’ (1 Samuel 3:3). When the darkness threatens to overcome
the Light, may we take encouragement from Your Word - ‘The Light
shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’ (John
1:5). When the darkness seems to be everywhere, help us to put our trust
in the
Lord - 'The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?' May
‘Your Word’ be ‘a lamp to our feet and a light to our path’
(Psalms 27:1; 119:105).
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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