REFLECTING HIS LIGHT [SHINING TOGETHER]

“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” John 8:12, RSV “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” John 8:12, RSV

IN MANY PLACES CONSECRATED MEN AND WOMEN MAY BE SEEN COMMUNICATING TO OTHERS THE LIGHT THAT HAS MADE PLAIN TO THEM THE WAY OF SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. AND AS THEY CONTINUE TO LET THEIR LIGHT SHINE, THEY RECEIVE MORE AND STILL MORE OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER. THUS THE EARTH IS TO BE LIGHTENED WITH THE GLORY OF GOD. The Acts of the Apostles, 54 “In many places consecrated men and women may be seen communicating to others the light that has made plain to them the way of salvation through Christ. And as they continue to let their light shine, they receive more and still more of the Spirit’s power. Thus the earth is to be lightened with the glory of God.” Ellen G. White, The Acts of the Apostles (Mountain View, California: Pacific Press, Publishing Association, 1911) 54.

(Source from: http://www.darlenerose.org) DARLENE DEIBLER ROSE During World War II, a beautiful young woman named Darlene Deibler Rose was captured by Japanese soldiers with her husband while they serving as missionaries in New Guinea. (Source from: http://www.darlenerose.org) During World War II, a beautiful young woman named Darlene Deibler Rose was captured by Japanese soldiers with her husband while they serving as missionaries in New Guinea. Separated from her husband, she placed was into a women’s work camp, where she lived in dirty, over-crowded barracks, doing hard labor in the hot tropical sun.   Her soft, fair skin became rough and weather-beaten. Her slender body became ravaged by diseases such as beriberi and dysentery. Beriberi caused her legs to swell out of proportion while the rest of her body shriveled into a gaunt frame.

EVIDENCE NOT SEEN A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II  https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Not-Seen-Miraculous-Jungles/dp/0060670207   One day, some young boys who also lived in the labor camp shyly told Darlene that they thought she looked like a movie star. “Thank you, boys,” she replied with tears welling in her eyes. For months she had watched her physical beauty slowly melt away, but it blessed her to realize that others still saw beauty when they looked at her. She knew it was not her beauty but the beauty and light of Jesus Christ shining out of her heart. It’s a matter of the heart. From Darlene Deibler Rose, Evidence Not Seen: A Woman’s Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II (New York City: Harpers Collins, 1990).

“We need not think that because we are only a tiny light, that we need not be particular about shining. The great value of our light lies in its consistency in shining amid the moral darkness of the world, in shining not to please ourselves and glorify ourselves, but to honor God with all there is of us. If we are doing service for God, and our work is corresponding with the ability God has given us, that is all He expects of us.” This Day with God (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1979), 98. “We need not think that because we are only a tiny light, that we need not be particular about shining. The great value of our light lies in its consistency in shining amid the moral darkness of the world, in shining not to please ourselves and glorify ourselves, but to honor God with all there is of us. If we are doing service for God, and our work is corresponding with the ability God has given us, that is all He expects of us.” Ellen G. White, This Day with God (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1979), 98.

“FOR WITH YOU IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE; IN YOUR LIGHT WE SEE LIGHT “FOR WITH YOU IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE; IN YOUR LIGHT WE SEE LIGHT.” PSALM 36:9, NIV FOR WITH YOU IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE; IN YOUR LIGHT WE SEE LIGHT.” PSALM 36:9, NIV