Light Bursts

Dr. V. Raymond Edman, a former President of Wheaton College, now deceased, said, "Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light."  Difficult, troublesome times come to Christ-followers and to everyone else, for that matter, but when darkness overtakes us, when we are discouraged and alone, the light of God will come bursting in. Hallelujah! It is a promise for each of us, for all of the days of our lives.

A Prayer begins . . .

Heavenly Father, we honor your name. It is a name above every name. You are the one true God, and we intend to praise you forever. You are the light bursting in on the dark days.

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Treat Her As You Would Treat Me

Francine Rivers, Unshaken, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2001, pp. 69, 70. The focus is Ruth, one of the five unlikely women who changed eternity. This is the third book in the Lineage of Grace series.
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"Boaz took Shamash aside before the reapers returned to the fields. 'The young men have taken notice of the Moabitess.'

He laughed softly. 'Any man breathing would take notice of her.'

'See that no one takes advantage of her.'

Shamash's grin faded. 'Of course.' He nodded.

Boaz put his hand on the overseer's arm. 'I know you wouldn't allow her to be mistreated, but there are those, even among our workers, who are clearly disturbed by the presence of a Moabitess.'

'The young women.' His mouth tipped.

Boaz removed his hand from Shamash. 'Did you notice her fingers are raw and bleeding?'

Frowning, Shamash looked out into the field where Ruth was working. 'She hasn't the tools for the work.'

'Precisely. When I've gone, go out and tell her to glean behind the workers. Give this young woman time and opportunity to prove herself.

Then Boaz called the younger men to him. When they gathered around him, he looked each in the eye. 'You have all noticed the young gleaner among us. Her name is Ruth, and she's providing for her mother-in-law, Naomi, wife of our brother Elimelech. Let her gather grain right among the sheaves without stopping her. And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don't give her a hard time! Whatsoever you do to this young woman, you do to me.' "

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They Finally Hit The Sofa

Jeff VanVonderen, Families Where Grace Is In Place, Getting Free From The Burden Of Pressuring, Controlling, and Manipulating Your Spouse And Children, Bethany House Publishers, 1992, pp. 40, 41.    SoAmazing.com

"Marriage relationships don't break down overnight. A couple does not wake up one morning and suddenly discover that their marriage isn't working. Inevitably, by the time a married couple hits the sofa in a counselor's office, they have waited far too long to get help sorting things out and healing the relationship. . . .

Admitting the presence of a problem in your marriage is murder, because you have invested your energy into earning acceptance from your positive exterior. You have spent so much time grooming the opinions of your parents, friends, people at church, or even your own children concerning your put-together Christian life and your put-together Christian marriage that it's very hard indeed to admit the truth. 'Maybe it would just be easier to go on pretending at least until the kids leave home.'

Or maybe you are like some others I've seen. One day it occurs to them that losing the marriage would be a worse assault on their self-esteem than acknowledging the problem. So after waiting and waiting and waiting, and despite the shame of admitting they need help, they finally come to their pastor or counselor."

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