“And all of us have had the veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us we become more and more like Him and reflect his glory even more.”
2 Corinthians 4:1 “And so, since God in his mercy has given us this wonderful ministry we never give up.”
2 Corinthians 4:6-7
“For God, who said, ‘Let there be light in the darkness,’ has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. But this precious treasure —this light and power that now shine within us—is in our weak bodies. So everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and not our own.” (NLT)
The Bible gives us great insight into life. It says that our lives in Christ are mirrors that reflect the glory of God. Our ultimate purpose in life is to glorify God. We are not here for our comfort or happiness but for Him and for His glory. As a believer in Christ the Holy Spirit lives in you to reflect the image of God. The more mature we become the more we become like Jesus the more we bring glory to Him.
Our ministry is to be reflectors of the His glory so that God is known, praised and worshipped. The light we reflect is the image of Jesus. His love, mercy, compassion, grace and truth are reflected to everyone as the image of God. The interesting thing is that God does that through an imperfect, weak and dying body. That in turn gives more glory to God because His power is expressed and not ours. Our weak bodies are the vessel by which God shows Himself. To Him be the glory.
Why not let your light shine. You may think you are weak or undeserving. Well, guess what God can still use you. It is because of your weak earthly vessel we call the human body that you cannot take the credit for who you are or what you do. God receives all the glory.
Let Jesus shine through you today.
______________________Today' personal note from Dennis
Greetings from Tempe, AZ.
Yes, we are home again after two wonderful weeks in Denham Springs, LA. We stayed with our dear friends the Tuttletons and were able to see many old friends. We lived in Denham Springs from 1980 to 1982.
The past two Sundays I had the privilege of preaching and telling of the good works of the Lord to New Covenant Church and Christ's Community Church. Sandy taught at Christ's Community on Saturday and Sunday.
We are home for about three weeks before we head to Tabernacle Baptist Church in Salem, VA. Our friends the Elmore's have served there for many years. We will be sharing our seminar, "Celebrating Life" with them.
I will again have my liver tube replaced on October 4th. Please pray again that I have no infections. It has been three months since it was replaced. That is the longest I have gone since it was placed over 1 1/2 years ago.
The pictures include a picture of Don Tuttleton and me beside the camper he fell off of almost a year ago when preparing to come to AZ. The plans are to finally make it to AZ in January of 2011. The other picture is of a boat ride I took down in the bayou of south LA. What
a great place. The only problem is I didn't have a fishing pole in my hand. The other picture is when I finally found a line and a pole. My friends Tommy Steward and Don Tuttleton and I spent an afternoon fishing off Tommy's deck. What a great time. God bless all of you and thanks for your prayers. I continue to be blessed and encouraged by the hand of God upon my body and life.
You are a blessing to me and Sandy. We love you all.
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