I Love Sunshine

It was cold this morning but warm and sunny this afternoon. I sunbathed on my patio for a few minutes this afternoon. I really love being in the bright sunshine. Today brought back wonderful memories of sunbathing at the beach with friends when I was a teenager. It was fun to wade out into the Gulf and cavort with my friends. You might be shocked at the percentage of a century in which I lived on the Gulf coast, in my home town. I was frightened away by hurricane Katrina, even though my rental home, which was only about three blocks from the beach sustained only very minor damage. I remember praying for God to dispatch angels to protect my home and I'm very thankful for God's protection. My parents also moved away from the coast and now we live in the same town as my brother and youngest sister. It's super nice that we live in the same town now. My other sister lives just an hour away but I wish she lived in the same town too.

In the bright sunshine is where I want to be spiritually! Lately God has been teaching me new truths from 1st John Chapter 1. Verses 5-10 describe what I think is essential to the process of spiritual growth. I love the Bible. It's God's holy Word and it is truth so vitally needed in our lives. If I fail to admit my sin 1 John 1:10 says I make God a liar and His Word has no place in my heart.

Click on the link to read 1st John 1 in the New Living Translation:

http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=1Jo&c=1&t=NLT

I John 1:1-10
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.(KJV)

Ephesians 5:8-9 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)(KJV)

1Thessalonians 5:55 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. (KJV)