Remember: He WANTS your fellowship, and He has done everything possible to make it a reality. He has forgiven your sins, at the cost of His own dear Son. He has given you His Word, and the priceless privilege of prayer and worship. - Billy Graham
And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’” – Luke 4: 8-9
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“…but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7
June is always an exciting month! It marks the beginning of summer. More importantly, it marks days on the calendar of more sunshine, longer days, and warmer temperatures. At our house, we have a humming bird feeder. You can tell when a humming bird is coming to the feeder. You hear the beating of the wings so fast, that it sounds like a little plane. However, if you want to get a truly good look at the humming bird or another kind of bird, you want to see it in the light of the sunshine and day. It is amazing how days full of sunshine bring clarity to our eyes. Look at something in the light, particularly the sunlight, and it changes your perspective. You begin to see something for what it truly is, what God intended it to be, whether a bird or something else. Contrast this with looking at things in the shadows or the night. Our view is distorted, our perspective often wrong, affected by the shadows. We cannot see clearly to live, move, and understand what we are looking at, where we are, and who we are created to be by God. No, we were not made to live in the dark and sin. We were made to live in the light. I think that is why I like days full of light and sunshine.
Each of us is to see from God’s perspective who we are, where we are, and who we are created to be in the light of the Son, Jesus. It can be tempting to hide in the shadows or the darkness of night, with the fear of being found out dominating one’s thoughts and feelings. It can feel safe in the shadows and dark, out of the light. It can be easy to be haunted or dominated by the shadows of the past, letting them distort one’s view of the present and coming future. We can be swept up with the present pressures of the increasingly dark world around us, or to fear the unknown of the future. Yet the human heart is not ever satisfied and healed in the darkness. We are not made to live in the darkness of sin and the world. God has made us to live in the light, as the verse above says.
As we fix our eyes on Jesus, the One who has risen to shine and give life, we see clearly ourselves, others, and how we are to live. Let me encourage you this June, and each day of your life, to spend your days living in the light. Let me encourage you to move, and walk in the light of the Son who has risen and shines to give us everlasting life.
Blessings,
Pastor Tim
June 2025
