Monday, February 19, 2024

 


*In the devotional book "voices of the faithful  God's servant named Gerri told of working in an african town.one day exciting news reached her.

The lozi king was coming to attend church services and to eat at her house. Gerri knew the king  usually  didn’t visit private homes and word of his upcoming visit spread through the town  like wildfire. when the day finally arrived the king entered  gerri’s home she explained in th lozi language  that she was a God's servant and that in lozi, the name gerri sounded like jelly because  the ‘ r ‘  sound is hard for the people to pronounce. 

she boldly asked the king for lozi name though she didn’t know it at the time such a request  was against protocol  but the king just smiled and said i’ll think about it  later .As he prepared  to leave the king said my wife and I have decided upon a name for you it will be liseli [pronounced lee-she-lee] it means light  just as the sun gives light life to plants and animals  and people . 

  I want God’s  word to be life and light to the people of western province. gerri later wrote i was stunned and pleased to receive this blessing after the king left the room a lady seated nearby privately said ah you are very lucky woman to be given a name by a king .

Well the King of kings has given you a name-and it is light . Jesus said you are the light of the world  so turn on the light for Him then shine before men that people might see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven

**(I was hungry  and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. 

I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release. 

I was sick and you knelt down and thanked God for your health. 

I was homeless and you preached to me the spiritual shelter of the love of God. 

I was lonely and you left me alone to pray for me....

Lord help us to be the light of the world. In Jesus Name.. Amen

Let us take one step 👣For God's glory.. 

To phone a distant person who is broken. 

Send a mail. 

Visit an orphan... 

Go and help your team member in hospital

Send a help to some one in need.... 

Open the door of our homes. 

Let others travel in our car.. 

Invite someone for a love feast/ dinner. 

Help a poor student in studies..... 


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*selected.. **Signs of Life


4 comments:

  1. LORD help me to be YOUR light and shine as YOU desire 💕

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  2. Lord, the light of Your love is shining
    In the midst of the darkness, shining
    Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us
    Set us free by the truth You now bring us
    Shine on me, shine on me
    Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory
    Blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire
    Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy
    Send forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light
    Lord, I come to Your awesome presence
    From the shadows into Your radiance
    By the blood, I may enter Your brightness
    Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
    Shine on me, shine on me
    Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory
    Blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire
    Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy
    Send forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light
    As we gaze on Your kingly brightness
    So our faces display Your likeness
    Ever-changing from glory to glory
    Mirrored here, may our lives tell Your story
    Shine on me, shine on me

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