| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning” Our Bible verse for today: “In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1:4-5 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Let your light shine” This morning we will continue our thinking about how it is that a commitment to lifelong learning brings out the best in us as we age. Learning about God and His ways is the most important aspect of lifelong learning, but the concept of lifelong learning extends to all of life. We should be curious, inquisitive, interested, and adventurous regarding all of life. What an amazing creation our Lord has given us to experience and enjoy! Last week I was at a meeting of local pastors and a pastor friend of mine and I were talking about a mutual friend who is ninety-three. He got remarried just a few years ago and last year he and his new bride took a trip to Hawaii and went parasailing. Yes, you read that right, parasailing in Hawaii at ninety-three. Our friend is spry, full of life, and milking every moment of life for all it is worth. He is also a lifelong learner who has been fully engaged in his church his entire life, and he has always been committed to learning and growing – even still at ninety-three. I have another friend who is in his sixties and who has already lived a full and adventurous life. But he too is a lifelong learner who remains inquisitive, interested, adventurous, and active. So much so that his love of life is infectious and his face literally radiates with enthusiasm and joy. John 1:4-5 is about Jesus. He is life and light. But by extension the verse is also about us as Christians. If Jesus is life and light, and if His Spirit lives in us, then we should radiate with His life and light. It should show forth in our lives. So that then begs the question, “What was Jesus like?” and “In what ways did His life and light shine forth in the world?” Was Jesus reserved and withdrawn? Was he a couch-potato hibernating in His house binge-watching Netflix? Did He retire from His profession and from the practice of His faith and from life in general, and fritter away His days sleeping late, puttering in the garden, and playing golf? No. Jesus was on-mission in the world, fully alive, fully engaged, embracing life, and enjoying it. And that’s how we should be too. The life and light of Jesus are alive and well in each of us. But does it show? Are we living like it? Are people inspired and encouraged by how you live your life? I encourage all of us to let our lights shine. Explore, investigate, experience, learn, serve. If the life and light of Jesus is alive and well in us then let’s live like it. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville) |
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