June 18th, 21

Michiah the truth speaking prophet is a light in the face of deceit in dark kingdoms and dark prophets. He is a light. God always has his lights, those who speak the truth Michiah is one of them. God always has his lights because he is the father of lights. That's what James tells us. He has men and women who are faithful to shine their light in the darkness and to speak the truth for the Lord regardless of the results. Paul was one of these lights to Paul desire to shine the truth of the gospel of Christ into the darkness. Paul knew how hard it could be. In fact, he wrote Colossians while he was in chains, and it only got worse from there. Yet he is still determined to shine the light. But he asked his friends for prayer. He says, pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. He knows it's going to be hard. But he also knows that he is a child of the light. And he's called to shine in the darkness. God the Father of lights is not just the father of prophets and apostles like Paul and mkhaya. He's also the father of ordinary people like you and me. And like those mentioned at the end of today's reading, these are names of people that rarely get a second thought, but they too are born into the light of our father. And they are being faithful to carry out the ministry that their Father God has given to them to Aristicus. Paul says Be sure to carry out the ministry The Lord has given you. There were other people's names like Demas, Epaphras. Archippus, Takius, Ninfa, Onisumus, and people like you and me with names like Craig, Rebecca, Tom, Mary, Ellen, Luz all our lights born of the Father, all of us have a ministry to shine his bright light in this dark world. Paul asked for prayer, I pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. He also exhorts others to carry out the ministry that God has given them. And the Father has shone the light of Christ into you. You have been given the light of the world. allow him to bear light in your heart. Do what God has called you to do. In his strength, reflecting back to him, the glory that is only is and let us all together. Learn what it is to shine our lights. Well. That's the prayer that I have for my own soul. That's the prayer that I have for my family for my wife, my daughters, my son and that's the prayer that I have for you. May it be so

You are loved!