Be a beacon of truth--don't shut your light off from the rest of the world. "You are the light of the world--like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." (Matthew 5:14-16) Can you hide a city that is sitting on top of a hill? Its light at night can be seen for miles. If we live for CHRIST, we will glow like lights, showing others what CHRIST is like. We hide our light by (1) being quiet when we should speak, (2) going along with the crowd, (3) denying the light, (4) letting sin dim our light, (5) not explaining our light to others, or (6) ignoring the needs of others. ~ Jojo Carpio [..posted in Marikina-Marikenyans group site]

LORD, open my heart, temper my mind, filter my ears and sweeten my lips, so that in me will flow Your amazing Grace. Amen. "'And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of GOD."' ~ ROMANS 12:2 NKJV

Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course Lie all the verities and realities of your existence: The bliss of growth; The glory of action; The splendor of achievement; For yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision; But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope. ~ "'Now may the GOD of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT."' ~ ROMANS 15:13 NKJV

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes ~ '"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."" ~ JOHN 15:13 KJV

As the day turns into night, keep your worries out of sight,... No matter how hard the world may seem.... You still deserve the sweetest dream!!! ~Unknown~ "'I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."' ~ PSALM 4:8 NKJV ~ Worry and Anxiety are tough to overcome but His word is clear that we should not be dealing with these struggles. If we put our faith in the LORD we can beat the battle of Worry!

"'The heavens declare the glory of GOD; And the firmament shows His handiwork.'" ~PSALM 19:1 NKJV~ There are in the Bible 551 references to the word: "heaven", and there are 127 references in the Bible to the word "heavens". There are three "heavens" found in the BOOK. The first heaven is the firmament. This heaven is the closest to the Earth. Genesis 1:8 “And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.” The Bible also, refers this heaven as the sky. Matthew 16:2 “He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.” The second heaven is the space is where the sun, moon and stars are located. Deuteronomy 4:19 “And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. The plural form of “heavens” quite often is in reference to the stars beyond this solar system: the myriad of galaxies in the universe. Job 26:13 "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." The third heaven is the location of God's throne: situate to the utter most north from the earth. According to the Apostle Paul he was caught up to the third heaven. 2 Corinthians 12:2 “I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.” The location of this heaven “in the sides of the north” is shown in Scripture in Isaiah 14:13 in the rebellion of Satan. "For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:” ~ Richard St. James

Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. ~ Samuel Smiles ~ "'Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of GOD has been poured out in our hearts by the HOLY SPIRIT who was given to us."' ~ ROMANS 5:5 NKJV