{"id":23818,"date":"2015-01-08T00:15:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T05:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=23818"},"modified":"2015-01-07T23:42:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T04:42:30","slug":"go-light-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/08\/go-light-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Light Your World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There is a candle in every soul<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Some brightly burning, some dark and cold<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> There is a Spirit who brings a fire<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Ignites a candle and makes His home<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>So carry your candle, run to the darkness<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Seek out the helpless, confused and torn<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Hold out your candle for all to see it<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Take your candle, and go light your world<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Take your candle, and go light your world<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Frustrated brother, see how he&#8217;s tried to<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Light his own candle some other way<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> See now your sister, she&#8217;s been robbed and lied to<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Still holds a candle without a flame<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>So carry your candle, run to the darkness<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Seek out the lonely, the tired and worn<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Hold out your candle for all to see it<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Take your candle, and go light your world<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Take your candle, and go light your world<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8216;Cause we are a family whose hearts are blazing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> So let&#8217;s raise our candles and light up the sky<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Praying to our Father, in the name of Jesus<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Make us a beacon in darkest times<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TUTWR4vVIjU?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center>Songwriter: Kathy Troccoli ~ Singer: Chris Rice<\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 * \u00a0<\/span><\/center>Listen to what Jesus told His disciples and the crowd:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;<br \/>\nnor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket,<br \/>\nbut on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.<br \/>\nLet your light shine before men in such a way<br \/>\nthat they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.<br \/>\nMatthew 5:14-16<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This strong encouragement is for us (you and me!) too! \u00a0 We have this light within us.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">So carry your candle, run to the darkness<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Seek out the helpless, confused and torn<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Hold out your candle for all to see it<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take your candle, and go light your world<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You can do it! \u00a0You can carry your candle&#8230;you ARE a light (Jesus said so!). \u00a0Whether your candle is the size of \u00a0a votive or the size of a lighthouse, do what God has put into your heart to do. \u00a0Each one provides light, each in their own setting. \u00a0This world is dark&#8230;and seems to grow darker each day. \u00a0But the light of Christ in your heart is bright&#8230;and fueled by something you could never provide. \u00a0The light that shines out from our lives comes from one, and only One, Source\u2014God. \u00a0The psalmist knew clearly that the LORD God had provided light for his life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The LORD is my light and my salvation\u2013whom shall I fear?<br \/>\nThe LORD is the stronghold of my life\u2013of whom shall I be afraid?<br \/>\nPsalm 27:1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The LORD is God, and He has made His light shine on us&#8230;.<br \/>\nPsalm 118:27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For us, Jesus is the Light that God provided. Jesus\u2019 coming as the \u2018Light\u2019 was prophesied throughout the ages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light.<br \/>\nAnd for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.<br \/>\nMatthew 4:16<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Because of God\u2019s tender mercy, the Morning Light from Heaven<br \/>\nis about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness<br \/>\nand in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.<br \/>\nLuke 1:79<\/p>\n<p>And just as Jesus told His disciples and the crowd when He taught them what we call the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5, 6 and 7), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%2026%3A12-23&amp;version=NASB;NIV;ESV;AMP\" target=\"_blank\">He also spoke this truth to Saul <\/a>(soon to be Paul) when He came and confronted him while on his way to persecute the Christians in Damascus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I am delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles\u2014<br \/>\nto whom I am sending you to open their eyes,<br \/>\nso that they may turn from darkness to light<br \/>\nand from the power of Satan to God,<br \/>\nthat they may receive forgiveness of sins<br \/>\nand a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.\u2019<br \/>\nActs 26:17-18<\/p>\n<p>Like Paul we, too, have something to offer to the world&#8212;the Light that will open their eyes, will turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of satan to God!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em>So carry your candle, run to the darkness<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Seek out the helpless, confused and torn<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Hold out your candle for all to see it<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Take your candle, and go light your world<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>may this be our praise and prayer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,<br \/>\nYour faithfulness to the clouds.<br \/>\nHow precious is Your steadfast love, O God!<br \/>\nThe children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.<br \/>\nThey feast on the abundance of Your house,<br \/>\nand You give them drink from the river of Your delights.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>For with You is the Fountain of life;<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> in Your Light do we see light.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nOh, continue your steadfast love to those who know You,<br \/>\nand Your righteousness to the upright of heart!<br 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