May 10 2026 … Christ Revealed In Us …

May 10 2026 … Christ Revealed In Us … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Steven Curtis Chapman singing His Strength Is Perfect … declaring that believers in Christ receive strength from Christ to deal with he troubles/trials of life.

 

His Light shines from my box ... 

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Highlight Passage … 2Corinthians 4:7-8 … [NLT]

…  7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.  8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 

… Paul assures fellow Christians that God’s power will sustain us no matter what we face.

Highlight Passage in Context:  2Corinthians 4:7-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul describes God’s treasure coming in jars of clay.

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Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, in His upper-room discourse, teaches his disciples that they will face trials in the world but HE would overcome the world.

Reference Passage: … Acts 14:22b [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul and Barnabas encourage fellow Christians to continue in faith despite the trials they face.

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that all things we face in life are for their (our) good.

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 12:7-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul remembers Jesus’ teaching that God’s power works best in his (and our) times for weakness and trouble.

Reference Passage: … James 1:2-4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                                           

… James teaches truth that troubles in life give believers the opportunity to grow stronger in faith.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 4:12-13  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter gives God’s assurance to persecuted Christians that they (we) not be surprised by fiery trails but relish in them because they will help us grow stronger in faith.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Amy Boucher Pie …  USE THIS LINK     … wrote of Joni Eareckson Tada, the paralyzed and wheelchair bound Christian ambassador of God’s light, after her mother died, comparing a Christian’s life to a light shining from a broken-down cardboard box (see photo).   

And that word picture is very much like that which various Biblical writers picture the Christians life, … where the light of Christ shines from the lives of those who contain that light.  And if my readers take in the linked song and the Scriptures shared above, I know you will be encouraged, as was I.   And right now I’m one who needed that reminder; … how about you?      

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for Your strength in dealing with my brokenness.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for giving  us with Your enabling grace to deal with the trials of life.   …  Amen 

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