(Thursday)
Why is there never a lightbulb at my house? That’s not exactly the right question. Why is there never the kind of lightbulb I need at my house? Whether it’s a spotlight for the front porch or the nightlight in the hallway, a three-way lamp bulb or a bent tip frosted bulb with a candelabra base, I can never seem to find the one I need. Fluorescent, incandescent, CFLs, LEDs, halogens… so many choices are out there!
At our house, we have a whole box of lightbulbs: big ones, small ones, some that look so strange that I’m not sure where they go. If I need something specific, though, you can be sure it ain’t there.
I don’t usually think about lightbulbs until I need one. I’ve become very dependent on light over the years, and that’s not likely to change any time soon. As these eyes get a little older, I’m even more inclined to need a bit of additional light. Where once I could read fine print with no assistance at all, I now need eyeglasses and a whole lot of light. I’ve been known to couple the brightest overhead light in the house with a flashlight held in my mouth just to focus on a splinter. It’s not a pretty sight, but I find it effective. You do what you have to do.
When watching a good detective show on TV, I’m always fascinated by how they work a case with light. The concentrated beam of a flashlight narrows the focus and allows the agents to see things that would disappear with more diverse illumination. I may never process a crime scene, but I have used the flashlight method to find my earring that was lurking in the carpet. Losing a favorite earring would be a terrible crime, after all.
Jesus referred to himself as Light several times. He never differentiated the type of light, but it’s safe to say that Jesus is whatever type of light is needed at the time! I’m often drawn to the passage from First Peter which calls us out of the darkness and reminds us of our value: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who are God’s own possession. You have become this people so that you may speak of the wonderful acts of the one who called you out of darkness into his amazing light.”
As I reflect on my own worth, I remember how many different options are out there to choose. Contrary to lightbulbs at my house, though, Jesus IS available and is always just the right kind of illumination allowing me to see clearly. May I speak of God’s wonderful acts – God who has called me out of darkness and into his amazing light!
Living brightly,
Pastor Beth
PRAYER FROM PSALM 19
Creator God, we listen as the heavens declare your glory, we seek to likewise sing of your glory. And yet sometimes our words fall short. Our very actions cause us to fall on our face. Lord even if we appear foolish to the world Let us proclaim Christ crucified. May we burn with zeal for you, that we let nothing get in our way of telling others about Jesus. Lord let your presence be in us, around us breathing new life into us, so that we may do this work you have called us to. Now let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you, O Lord, our rock and our redeemer.
(from re:worship)
KEY VERSES FROM TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS
Psalm 19 – Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Exodus 19 – The people all responded with one voice: “Everything that the Lord has said we will do.”
1 Peter 2 – But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who are God’s own possession. You have become this people so that you may speak of the wonderful acts of the one who called you out of darkness into his amazing light.
For today’s full scripture readings, click here… https://www.divinestreet.org/lent-scripture.html
Why is there never a lightbulb at my house? That’s not exactly the right question. Why is there never the kind of lightbulb I need at my house? Whether it’s a spotlight for the front porch or the nightlight in the hallway, a three-way lamp bulb or a bent tip frosted bulb with a candelabra base, I can never seem to find the one I need. Fluorescent, incandescent, CFLs, LEDs, halogens… so many choices are out there!
At our house, we have a whole box of lightbulbs: big ones, small ones, some that look so strange that I’m not sure where they go. If I need something specific, though, you can be sure it ain’t there.
I don’t usually think about lightbulbs until I need one. I’ve become very dependent on light over the years, and that’s not likely to change any time soon. As these eyes get a little older, I’m even more inclined to need a bit of additional light. Where once I could read fine print with no assistance at all, I now need eyeglasses and a whole lot of light. I’ve been known to couple the brightest overhead light in the house with a flashlight held in my mouth just to focus on a splinter. It’s not a pretty sight, but I find it effective. You do what you have to do.
When watching a good detective show on TV, I’m always fascinated by how they work a case with light. The concentrated beam of a flashlight narrows the focus and allows the agents to see things that would disappear with more diverse illumination. I may never process a crime scene, but I have used the flashlight method to find my earring that was lurking in the carpet. Losing a favorite earring would be a terrible crime, after all.
Jesus referred to himself as Light several times. He never differentiated the type of light, but it’s safe to say that Jesus is whatever type of light is needed at the time! I’m often drawn to the passage from First Peter which calls us out of the darkness and reminds us of our value: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who are God’s own possession. You have become this people so that you may speak of the wonderful acts of the one who called you out of darkness into his amazing light.”
As I reflect on my own worth, I remember how many different options are out there to choose. Contrary to lightbulbs at my house, though, Jesus IS available and is always just the right kind of illumination allowing me to see clearly. May I speak of God’s wonderful acts – God who has called me out of darkness and into his amazing light!
Living brightly,
Pastor Beth
PRAYER FROM PSALM 19
Creator God, we listen as the heavens declare your glory, we seek to likewise sing of your glory. And yet sometimes our words fall short. Our very actions cause us to fall on our face. Lord even if we appear foolish to the world Let us proclaim Christ crucified. May we burn with zeal for you, that we let nothing get in our way of telling others about Jesus. Lord let your presence be in us, around us breathing new life into us, so that we may do this work you have called us to. Now let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you, O Lord, our rock and our redeemer.
(from re:worship)
KEY VERSES FROM TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS
Psalm 19 – Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Exodus 19 – The people all responded with one voice: “Everything that the Lord has said we will do.”
1 Peter 2 – But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who are God’s own possession. You have become this people so that you may speak of the wonderful acts of the one who called you out of darkness into his amazing light.
For today’s full scripture readings, click here… https://www.divinestreet.org/lent-scripture.html