JOURNAL=6-9-15=LIVE THE TRUTH-LIGHT YOUR LIGHT

JOURNAL=6-9-15=LIVE THE TRUTH-LIGHT YOUR LIGHT “Jesus said-”YOUR LIGHT must shine before others-that they MAY see your GOOD DEEDS and GLORIFY your heavenly Father” Matthew 5:16 WE ALL know we are SAVED by FAITH and BELIEF in God and the Lord Jesus Christ-but IF you have never done a good deed or a KIND WORK-for anybody-you are NOT much of a Christian AND we PRESUME that we are NOT to attract attention to ourselves-that we are to PRAY in secret-NOT IN PUBLIC-but in this verse Jesus says to let your good deeds be seen by others-for IF WE don't do this-HOW are we going to be an EXAMPLE for others-and HOW ARE we going to bring others to Christianity So DON'T DENY your good works or your good deeds-”LET YOUR LINE SHINE”-just REMEMBER WHERE the real TRUE CREDIT goes-GIVE CREDIT TO GOD-Jesus-and the HOLY SPIRIT-for we came from nothing-and nothing we will ever be-UNLESS in our hearts and in our words-we give ALL CREDIT to OUR HEAVENLY FATHER-his SON-and his SPIRIT that was left behind in us-to LIVE in us-and give us the proper words WHEN NEEDED Dear Lord Jesus-WE PRAY-that you HELP US to let our light shine to others-so that WE MAY ATTRACT THEM to you it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us-and a great day for letting our light shine LIVE THE TRUTH-LIGHT YOUR LIGHT HOW do we live the truth How do we let our light SHINE Love-love LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS Easy in philosophy But not always So easy to do Sometimes We fill our days SO FULL That there is not time Left for him (God)-or them (our neighbors) We try not to do that We try to live the truth We try to let Our light shine But we all know That it happens Even to the best of us In the 18th chapter Of Saint John's gospel Pontius Pilate asks Jesus, “WHAT is TRUTH?” John 18:38 This comes In response To Jesus' answer To Pilate about WHETHER He is king Jesus answered, “YOU are right In saying I am a king In fact For this reason I was born And for this I came into the world To TESTIFY TO THE TRUTH EVERYONE on the side of truth LISTENS to me” John 18:39 So like Pilate We MUST ask ourselves WHAT IS TRUTH “I am the way The TRUTH And the life NO ONE Comes to the Father Except through me” John 14:6 SO LIVE Jesus LOVE love love God and others Live live live Jesus Give give give Till it hurts LIVE the truth Let your light shine KNOWING the answer is easy Living the answer is hard For example WHEN you have 2 one dollar bills In your pocket Are you going to give a beggar a $1 Who is asking for a $1 I HAVE done it But more often than not I am ASHAMED to say I haven't done it LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE “WHOEVER lives the truth Comes to the light So that his works Maybe clearly seen As done in God” John 3:21 The truth is LIKE ME We are not Going to be perfect But we should be moving CLOSER and closer to God Dear Lord-we pray We are SORRY We still make mistakes But you have shown us the truth You have lived it You have shown us your light We pray that like you That we find the strength To live it And let your light SHINE through us Robert P. Wallman June 9th, 2014 Ps Inspired by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Melaney Rigney July 11th, 2014-and-June 9th, 2015