CityLight Church

Luke 2:13-14 says “13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!’ ”
Here we are racing towards Christmas and we are the ones who know the reason for the season. For God so loved the world that He sent His only Son into the World to die for the sins of the world.
Even as I write these words, do we meditate on the love and the cost that was both given (love) cost (His life) so that we might have life and that in all its fullness.
What amazing love and what an amazing legacy that was left for the world to embrace and sadly, how few do receive the gift that is being held out to the hurting and wounded and lonely people of the world.
How can we bridge the gap? Let all of us on purpose do something over the coming weeks that will cause people to see Jesus with skin on. As you have done it to the least of these My brethren, you have done it to Me (Matt 25:31-46). Especially at this time as we remember what Jesus Christ has done for us, can we reflect that love and do something for those who that maybe don’t know that love. Let the verses of Luke 2:13-14 resonate in our hearts and minds this season.
With much love, Bernie

In reading the Scriptures, I am constantly challenged by God’s Word and tremble at the awesomeness of our God.
As I read from Isaiah 66:2b “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word.” Doesn’t that just tie in with Matt 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The meaning of poor in New Testament theology is “those in affliction have confidence only in God”. Do we still tremble at His Word as the prophets of old did, or have we become blasé about His Word to us like the nation of Israel?
Jeremiah spoke and prophesied to that nation about the impending doom that was about to fall on Israel because they had rejected the Word of the Lord to them; by not letting the land have rest at the end of every six years. For over 400 years they were disobedient and because of that they were put into exile for 70 years, one for every 7 years that they disobeyed Him. 2 Chron 36:16 show us that we cannot mock God and expect to avoid any of the  consequences (also read Gal 6:7-10[esp verse 7]).
Let us be that new nation under God, willing to live for Him and do His will, being known as His friends (John 15:14 and James 2:23). Amen.
Ps Bernie

There are so many things to be grateful for, being a part of the kingdom of God.
The amazing things that God is doing in the 10/40 window where thousands of people are coming to the Lord. Having just watched a DVD called “Inside the Revolution” by Joel Rosenberg with Muslims coming to Christ in countries like Iran, Iraque and Saudi Arabia every one of them Muslim dominated and yet the Word of God and the Spirit of God cannot be stopped even by the aggressive regimes of those countries.
God said that the Gospel would be preached to all nations before the end would come. That is happening right now in some of the hardest places in the world (Matt 24:14).
Praise the Lord for His Word and let us be ones who will answer the call to go out and make disciples of all nations just like He commanded us (Matt 28:18-20).
Ps Bernie