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by Cecelia Lester
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 (NIV)
Jesus Christ spoke these words to allow those who listened to and chose to follow Him the chance to be redeemed.
Jesus revealed himself to those in the crowd. He identified himself as the one who would make the world right. People were dishonoring God. He told them they would not have to walk in darkness again.
Each of us must recognize that we are sinners—sinners saved by grace. Because of God’s grace, we can call on Him to listen to our prayers and to guide us through the difficult issues we sometimes face.
The apostle Peter reminds us of who those scattered believers and we, as God’s people, are. God chose each of us to belong to Him. He made us His children, children of the King. He did these things so that we would share our praise of Him with others.
We do this sometimes. Mostly we keep those praises to ourselves. We find excuses for our behavior: “They wouldn’t understand.” “They don’t care about God.” “They don’t care about me.”
Jesus is coming again very soon. Will He find that we have been praising Him or just going along with the world and those that live for it?
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Cecelia Lester has been serious about her writing for over two decades..
She composes Christian essays and posts them to her blog quietspirit-followingmyking.blogspot.com/
She has served in a faith-based organization, Grace In Action by writing two newsletters and searching for possible grants.
In July 2017, she published her first book, 'Times of Trouble Bring Rays of Joy.'
She and her husband of 54 years live in central Indiana. They have one grown son.
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