newest rage.....Silly bands. They are these tiny little bracelets that come in
hundreds of different shapes/forms (ie: cars, animals, princess themes,
etc...you name it and there is a silly band in the shape of it). While my
daughter, Reese, and I were cuddling in bed yesterday she was showing me all her
latest "s.b.'s." She got really excited to show me her "glow in the dark" silly
band and pulled the covers over us to show me how it glowed. I believed her that
it was a glow in the dark silly band, but it sure wasn't very "glowy." That is
UNTIL I showed her a trick and held the bracelet up to the light for awhile. She
was AMAZED at the difference. Holding the bracelet up to the light for awhile
truly made it a GLOW-IN-THE-DARK bracelet. God desires us to "glow in the dark"
too.
"God is LIGHT; in him there is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:5
"For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your
servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,"
made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of
the glory of God in the face of Christ." 2 Corinthians 4:5 & 6
"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
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of
darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do
people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on a stand, and
it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine
before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
Matthew 5:14-16
The key to glowing in the dark isn't trying harder to be light. The key is
asking Jesus Christ to come dwell within you and to ask him to get rid of any
darkness in your soul. The more we say "NO!" to ungodliness/darkness and the
more time we spend with THE LIGHT (Jesus) through prayer, letting his words &
Spirit dwell in us richly, the more his light will shine through us.
May we do what we were meant to do as followers of Jesus...May we GLOW
-IN-THE-DARK today. May we hold ourselves up to the One True Light that we may
be fulll of LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, GENTLENESS,
FAITHFULNESS, AND SELF-CONTROL. Blessings from Bombadil. ....home of a few
glow-in-the-dark silly bands and HOPEFULLY 7 glow-in-the-dark people. Kristy
LInk"I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so
that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on
account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26
