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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.   Ephesians 6:12

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In this same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.   Matthew 5:14-16

I watch their ignorance,
I listen to their hypocrisy,
blinded by fear,
guided by hate,
they have perverted Your message,
they have stolen Your love,
they have made a mockery of
Your mercy and grace;

they make me angry,
they make me ashamed.

But then You remind me
that the problem is not them,
that there are forces at work
much deeper than the weakness
of flesh and blood,
that Your love is much bigger
than their fear or my
self-righteousness,
that You poured out Your blood,
gave up Your life,
because we could not,
that my life was bought
not for condemnation but forgiveness,
not for darkness
but light,
that we are to shine
before men,
that they may see our good deeds
and praise our Father in heaven;

that they may not see us
but the glory of You within.

Thank you Lord,
You are the Beginning,
You are the End,
the Truth and the Hope,
the Way and the Light;


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