Parable of the lighted candle

Matthew 5:13 

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

Mark 4:21 

He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand?

Luke 11:33 

“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Philippians 3:20

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

No matter what your passport says, if you are a Christian, there is no earthly country that can hold you, no borders that can claim, you and no flag that flies above you but Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven. You have more in common with the believing aboriginal tribesman of Indonesia, the Christian refugee in Africa, the Bedouin brother in Egypt, the Spirit-filled Brazilian housewife, the high rise business person in Hong Kong who bows to pray in Jesus name, than you do your next door neighbors if they don't know Christ as Lord and Savior.

Daily Thoughts

. Bribery displays partiality; love displays justice.

. Moving away from the table can bring us closer to the Father.

. No one can know the good life without God.

. The God who sustains the universe sustains me.

. Salvation is free, but you must receive it.

. Fellowship with Christ is the secret of fruitfulness.

. True happiness comes only from knowing God.

. Your standard of giving is more important than your standard of living.