Seeing things in a new light

Seeing things in a new light

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1 1 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you. rises to shine on you. 2 2 Darkness as Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD the earth, but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you. rises and appears over you. 3 3 All All nations will come to your light; mighty nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance. kings will come to see your radiance.

Isaiah 60:1-3 (NLT)Isaiah 60:1-3 (NLT)

1 1 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you. rises to shine on you.

Isaiah 60:1 (NLT)Isaiah 60:1 (NLT)

2 2 Darkness as black as night covers all Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you. the LORD rises and appears over you.


3 3 All nations will come to your light; All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your mighty kings will come to see your radiance. radiance.


105 105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. and a light for my path.

Psalm 119:105 (NLT)Psalm 119:105 (NLT)

14 14 So the Word became human and So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. Father’s one and only Son.

John 1:14 (NLT)John 1:14 (NLT)

1 1 In the beginning the Word already In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. the Word was God. 2 2 He existed in the He existed in the beginning with God. beginning with God. 3 3 God created God created everything through him, and nothing everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. was created except through him. 4 4 The The Word gave life to everything that was Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to created, and his life brought light to everyone. everyone.

John 1:1-4 (NLT)John 1:1-4 (NLT)

27 27 About noontime Elijah began mocking About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!” wakened!”

1 Kings 18:27 (NLT)1 Kings 18:27 (NLT)

38 38 Immediately the fire of the LORD Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! all the water in the trench!


2 2 So Jezebel sent this message to So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed have not killed you just as you killed them.” them.”


3 3 Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. 1 Kings 19:3 (NLT)1 Kings 19:3 (NLT)

11 11 “Go out and stand before me on the “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the LORD told him. And as mountain,” the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by… by…


11 11 …and a mighty windstorm hit the …and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. LORD was not in the earthquake.


1212 AndAnd after the earthquake there was a after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.of a gentle whisper.


28 28 “Come to me, all of you who are weary “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. rest. 29 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. souls. 30 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” the burden I give you is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)

Lord Jesus, you have promised to carry Lord Jesus, you have promised to carry our burdens.our burdens.

Yet, we have failed to believe you. Yet, we have failed to believe you. Forgive us.Forgive us.

Help us to hand our burdens, our Help us to hand our burdens, our worries, our fears, our guilt, our shame, worries, our fears, our guilt, our shame,

over to you, as we now sit silently in over to you, as we now sit silently in your presence.your presence.

Light of the world, shine your light into Light of the world, shine your light into the darkness of our lives, lift up and the darkness of our lives, lift up and

restore broken spirits.restore broken spirits.In Jesus’ name we pray.In Jesus’ name we pray.

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