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"This then is the message
which we have heard
of him, and declare unto
you,
that God is light, and in
him is no darkness at all.
If we say that we have
fellowship with him,
and walk in darkness, we
lie, and do not the truth:
But if we walk in the light,
as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with
another,
and the blood of Jesus
Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin."
1John 12:5-7
Our Ultimate Power Source
Have
you ever felt like you were in the dark?
When
I lived up North, back in 1966,
nine
Northeastern states experienced the greatest
power
failure in history.
I
recall all of my family going to my grandparents
home
where we had a large fireplace with a big
old
black kettle of soup brewing,
and
the lanterns dimly giving light throughout
the
large living room.
The
entire family had gathered together for
warmth and survival that cold, powerless night.
The
power was out for days, and some people
were
without it for much longer.
Traffic signals were out;
intersections were jammed with people trying
to
get from one place to another;
and I
remember reading about elevators in
some
of the larger departments stores
being
halted between floors, where people were
trapped in them for hours.
Operating rooms worked off back-up generators
and
airplanes circled darkened landing strips.
Being
a young teenager at the time,
my
brothers, sister and cousins thought it was fun!
We
popped popcorn and grandma made us
hot
chocolate and we even roasted marshmallows.
We
played card games and read stories
in
the soft light the lantern gave off.
But
this darkness was by far,
nothing in comparison to the darkness that
people walk in today.
Our
Creator describes everyone who doesn't
walk
with Him, as "being in darkness."
You
can be in constant illumination from
external sources, but if you are not wired to God
through His Son, Jesus Christ,
you
are living in an unending spiritual power failure!
Jesus
is the Ultimate Power Source that will
guarantee that you will never be in the dark again!
So,
may I suggest,
we
all light up our lives by plugging into Jesus Christ,
our
Ultimate Power Source!
"Lord Dictated Them"
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