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Dear Children of God,
It’s that time of the year again – Daylight Savings Time, start of Spring, and planting season. It all begins with light and more of it. Days get longer, weather warms up, and plants start growing. And the key to it all is more light. Light definitely brings growth.
Light is vital! After all, what was God’s first creation – LIGHT! It shouldn’t surprise us that God’s Word has lots of light in it. God encourages us to stay in the light – the light of His presence so we can live and grow. “Walk as children of light … and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:8,10) Walking in the light means exposing ourselves to God and His Word to enable a couple things. First, grow in faith by learning what God’s promises for us are and how He continually fulfills them as we walk in the light. Second, light exposes the “unfruitful works of darkness” (Ephesians 5:11) – the sin in our lives that stymies growth, not unlike my tomatoes that produce little fruit if they don’t get enough light. Third, light reveals the things God created us to do – the fruit of the light … the good, right, and true things we do with our gifts. (Ephesians 5:9) Finally, when we live in the light of Christ, we become truly alive in a way only Christ can make us. (Ephesians 5:14)
This Spring, as you let the sunshine in – enjoying the sun’s warmth after a long, cold winter … planting your gardens in anticipation of the delicious harvest to come – remember to also immerse yourself in the light of Christ. We have several great ways to do that this Lenten season and it’s never too late! There’s Sunday morning worship – as always. There’s also Sunday morning’s For Us Bible Study and Wednesday night’s For Us worship. And Fourth Friday Feast and Film and Lunch Bunch Bible Study. Click here to go to our website for these and many more ways you can increase your exposure to the light!
In Christ’s Love,
Pastor Jim