I saw an advertisement for glow-in-the-dark paint which you can apply to a stone path. AHA! Reminds me of the Word of God.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105
The ad says the chemicals absorb the sunlight, so when it becomes dark, they release a glow. That way, people can see the way to travel and not stumble. This miracle paint is for sale at most of the national hardware chain stores.
While my life is sunny and things are going great, I should be storing up passages from God’s Word and memorizing them. Let them ooze into my heart and soul just as the glow-in-the-dark paint seeps into the porous stone.
The Word of God should illuminate my faith so when the dark times come, and they will, I will have them stored up inside of me. One by one, the faith-stones will light my way along the path, even though I cannot see where it leads. Then, instead of crouching and crying out in fear, afraid I may stumble, I can walk upright, assured that God’s light will guide me through.
Are you storing up His Light in you? You can get it at any local book store, or as a free app on your smart phone. It is called the Bible. Illuminating, right?
Neat paint! Love the lesson. You are so talented. Any chance of sorting these by lectionary calendar. I’d love to use them in a year or so w my house group. Being narrow minded I think of all the times I wracked my brain trying to prepare chapel lessons. In sure there are lots of “sermon starter” books but your posts are so unique, touchable and uplifting
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These, unlike Song Notes, are not taken from the lectionary but from life experiences. God shows me things and gives me the message, literally like a whack over the head. So I write about that.
I will pray about compiling some of them in book form, probably entitled The Present of His Presence, which is becoming one of my most requested talks. The only issue is cost…color photos are pricey to publish.
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Great analogy, great post, great whack on the head for me to get off this computer this morning and “Practice the Presence of God.” Thank you once again, Julie, for this life lesson to show me how to live every moment of each day.
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