.png)
Proverbs of a 40 yr old man
The Light of Love. You are the light of the world. A city lying on a hill is unable to be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. Amen. We live in such a darkening and evil world and being a light becomes more and more challenging to the believer in Christ. That is why we are to no longer live like godless people, for they are hopelessly confused. Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. The lives of believers should shine with the light of His Righteousness. Practicing holiness unto the LORD and living in the Light of His Presence daily. Jesus then calls us to be lights in this dark world. The best way to do this is to be a light of love. Look for opportunities to be love and it will be light to those who are living in darkness. My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one you were first given, and it is the message you heard. But it really is a new commandment, and you know its true meaning, just as Christ does. You can see the darkness fading away and the true light already shining. If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark. But if we love others, we are in the light, and we don't cause problems for them. If we hate others, we are living and walking in the dark. We don't know where we are going, because we can't see in the dark. Know this: You know what sort of times we live in, and so you should live properly. It is time to wake up. You know that the day when we will be saved is nearer now than when we first put our faith in the Lord. The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. Let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Yes, let us be a light of Christ's love shining through us. Those in darkness will know we are Christians by our love. The call to be light is love.
Study Ps. 112:4
