Go Toward the Light!

John 8:12 "Jesus spoke and said, 'I am the Light of the world. If you follow Me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the Light that leads to life."

I like having plants in my home, but I do not have a green thumb. On the contrary, I am the antithesis of a green thumb, which thesaurus.com says is a brown thumb. That’s funny!

Nevertheless, I have one plant in particular that is a fighter. This green leafy vine has dutifully lived in a parrot planter for over three years now and survived my sporadic attention. I water it when I remember, and sometimes I’ll say something nice like, “Thank you for not dying.” Sometimes I am insensitive and will say, “I can’t believe you’re still here!” But I noticed something remarkable the other day: The entire plant was leaning in one direction, and I finally figured out that it was sun-starved.  In an effort to revive itself – (because I am no help) – it was reaching toward the bright and beautiful light.

What need do you have right now? Do you need peace in your weary heart? Do you need joy in your family? Do you need help in making a decision? Do you need health in your mind, body, and/or soul? God has bright and beautiful things for us, and the way to invite that into our lives is by doing what my little plant did: Revive yourself, and go toward the Light.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We lean into You right now through prayer. We need Your guidance and wisdom; thank You that we DO NOT HAVE TO WALK IN DARKNESS.   Give us clarity of mind and shine Your light into our lives. In Jesus’ name, AMEN~

A Steady Diet of Jesus~

Monday greetings~

I hope you all had a lovely weekend!

Friday's DEVO ended with an exhortation to think about why we should desire God's Word and how to go about getting it into our systems.

Today we answer why.

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Saturday we celebrated, Chini's, my father-in-law's birthday, and I praise God for his life. He is truly the easy going and fun-loving patriarch of our family and is famous for all the billions of pictures he takes for everything and about anything.

Right before we sat down to feast ourselves on chicken, churrasco, grilled peppers and salad, I (because I am a little pushy) escorted him to the center of our family circle. I made fun of him like I always do (he's had a suitcase packed for over a year as he waits on stand-by to go on a free cruise), and then we all laid hands on him and agreed with Jorge as he prayed a beautiful prayer of health, long life, and blessings for Chini. Jorge also thanked God for the food we were about to gorge ourselves on. It was almost 8PM, and we were all hungry. It was so good, and we topped it all off with coconut and vanilla cake.

Just like our bodies have a way of letting us know when it's time to eat, our souls have a way of letting us know when it's time to nourish ourselves from a heavenly source.

Have you been cranky lately, rude, sad, pessimistic, hateful, inpatient, downright mean and/or nasty? How about frustrated, fearful, fatigued, and feeling like a failure? The answer might be to eat a little more from the Bread of Life.

The Bible teaches us in Psalm 119 that a steady diet of Jesus revives us, protects us, preserves us, redeems us, gives us our life back, gives us new life, helps us come to life, and rescues us. Amen amen amen!!!

When God tells us to be hungry for Him with the same zeal that a baby is hungry for momma, it's because He knows it's good for us. It's the best way to live a great life!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Sometimes we feel low. How good to know that You offer so much to us when we nourish our souls with You. Revive us today. Gives us new life today. Preserve and protect us and those we love. We thank You in Jesus' rescuing name, Amen!