LIGHT AND SPACE

Genesis 1:3 NLT Then God said, Let there be light,” and there was light.

In the book of Genesis God said the earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the waters, but that didn’t faze God. He didn’t say, “Oh, it’s so dark out there!” No, He was showing us a principle. God looked at the way things were, but He said what He wanted to see! He wanted light, so He spoke “Let there be light!” And there was light!😊

You may feel like things are a bit empty, or vague and formless or you can’t see the end of the tunnel because it’s dark. At those times we need light, and we can be encouraged because we can be imitators of God and speak His light into our lives, to dispel the darkness. In faith we can say “Let there be light in my situation. Jesus is the Light of the world, the Light of my life, and I speak His words and release His light into my life. God let there be light in my darkness. Let there be Your wisdom and insight.”

Then God said in Genesis 1:6 NLT “Let there be space…to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth. And that is what happened.” If we want light to shine in our darkness then we need to make space for God to speak, for God to shine the light of His word into our lives, space for His Spirit to speak to our hearts and show us if we need to make changes. We may need to separate ourselves from some other things to make that space.😊

When our lives are crammed with duties, or good works, or church activities, or hobbies, something has to give, in order for us to give God the space He requires to speak into our lives. The choice is ours and it depends on how much we want His light to show us the way to go.😊

Do you feel like you need some light in your situation? Then make some space for God to speak, and let’s do some speaking into our own lives, “Let there be light in my darkness, let things come together for good, let healing flow, and let there be space for His light to shine”. In Jesus name. Amen.

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JOY UNSPEAKABLE

1 Peter 1:8 NLT You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

I kept hearing the phrase in my mind “Joy Unspeakable”, and it comes from this verse but in the KJV. I don’t know about you, but I want to enter into this glorious joy, don’t you? God wants us to ‘live’ in this bursting at the seams kind of joy regardless of what may be going on around us, to find our joy in Him. If the birds can sing for joy, so can we!😊

God has so much more for us but we have a tendency to think, “This is as good as it gets” and we settle for mediocrity, for the status quo. Yes, we’re extremely grateful for all God has done for us but He wants to do so much more through us, and for us.

No matter how far we’ve come God wants to take us higher, from glory to glory. Now, my question is, are we stuck on the same level of glory we were at this time last year? If so, hear God’s voice to us today. He wants more for us! Don’t let’s look at our so called limitations, but let’s look to the One who placed the stars and planets in their orbit, who can do exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond all we can ask or think!

If you’re stuck in a rut don’t stay there but believe God for new insights, new opportunities, new strength to be and do whatever He calls you to be. God always thinks big and we’re called to imitate our Father, so let’s climb outside our box and imagine what we would like to see in our lives and start calling it in by faith! New health? New strength? New job? New home? New opportunities? New inspiration? New get up and go? New relationship?

Whatever it is, as our routines get back to normal, let’s continue to believe for the impossible, and rejoice in the joy unspeakable which is already ours through Jesus - forgiveness, reconciliation with God, loved beyond measure by Him, surrounded by His favour, and greatly blessed by the Creator of the universe who never stops thinking about us - joy unspeakable, inexpressible joy! Woohoo! What a great way to start the week!😊 Amen.

And if you want to sing, click the link.😊. https://youtu.be/jjYi-qTzqr4?si=wi4ROeN5o_h137AG

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