THE LIGHT OF OUR HEART

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

John 8:12 KJV

Jesus is not only the light of the world, He is also the light of our heart.  When it is cloudy outside, I don’t feel like doing anything because I have SAD.  Mayo Clinic gives this definition.  “Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons”.

However, no matter how dark and gloomy it is outside, I still can be happy because Jesus shines His light a little brighter in my heart.  It makes satan very angry when we are serving Jesus and he will do all he can do to discourage us so much that we stop serving Jesus.  We must not let that happen!

There are times when we allow hatred, resentment, bitterness, unforgiveness, jealousy and all other things that hurt our Heavenly Father to remain in our heart.  It is then that we need to ask God to forgive us for these things.  It is very important that we keep our heart in right standing with God.

We don’t know when Jesus is coming back for us but He is coming and we need to be ready to meet Him.  How sad it would be if we couldn’t look Jesus in the eye because of the things in our heart.  How about you?  Is your heart right with God or do the things in your heart hurt Him and break His heart?

Heavenly Father, search my heart and if there is anything that hurts You, I ask You to forgive me.  Thank You for loving me, dear Father and for adopting me into Your family.  I love You and appreciate You.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

June 5, 2017