CONVERSATIONS SPRINKLED WITH GRACE                     Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt,so that you may know how to answer everyone.  Colossians 4:5-7 (NIV)

Light

I have been thinking about light the past few days. Fall is my favorite time of year.  I love the color and the weather but most of all, I love the light!  It is Labor Day, so I may be rushing things, but I can hardly wait to turn the air off, open the windows and enjoy the light.  I enjoy the light of the sun, and the light of the Son.

Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.

I was once in darkness, but now I am light in the Lord!  How awesome is that!  To be light, to illuminate the path, to allow sight, to warm, to beautify!  It makes me dance to even think of it! What glorious God we serve, that he would take us out of darkness and translate us to light in Him.

Before I came to know Jesus as the Lord and Saviour of my life, I walked in my own light.  It was kind of like a spot light, all about me, dark around the edges, so that anything outside that small circle of light was not very visible.  I was so busy taking care of me and protecting me, that there wasn't much room for others, even those who loved me.  I am so grateful to have  life in Jesus, in the Light of the World (John 8:12).  Because of His light I know that He takes care of me, that He protects me and most importantly, I see the people around me.  I see their love and their lives, as they share their light with me.

1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.