ARISE, SHINE, FOR YOUR LIGHT HAS COME
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Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
How can we be the lights God has called us and purposed us to be?
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
BY WHAT WE DO…GOOD DEEDS DONE OUT OF LOVE
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
BY WHAT WE DO NOT DO…LIVING BLAMELESSLY
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
PROCLAIMING GOD’S EXCELLENCIES