hey it's time to find some encouragement from the Our Daily Bread devotional James Banks wrote today's reading and he titled it lighting candles
 it was noon but the sun wasn't visible New England's Dark Day began the morning of May 19th 1780 and lasted for hours the cause of The Surreal Darkness was likely heavy clouds of smoke from massive wildfires in Canada but many wondered if it might be Judgement Day the Connecticut Governor's Council or Senate was in session and Winsome considered a journey because of the darkness Abraham Davenport responded I am against a German it the day of judgment is either approaching or it is not if it is not there is no cause for an adjournment if it is I choose to be found doing my duty I wish there for that candles be brought
 Davenport's desire to be found faithful Lee performing the work God had given him to do on the day he returns is illustrative of Jesus's words and Luke chapter 12 be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning like servants waiting for their Master to return from A Wedding Banquet so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him it will be good for those servants whose Master finds them watching when he comes day or night it's always good to serve our savior even when darkness encroaches his promises for all who look forward to him will stand like candles in the darkness May our light shine before others that they may see and love and serve him to
 today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from Luke chapter 12 verses 35 through 40
 be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning like servants waiting for their Master to return from A Wedding Banquet so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him it will be good for those servants whose Master finds them watching when he comes truly I tell you he will dress himself to serve will have them recline at the table and we'll come home and wait on them it will be good for those servants whose Master finds them ready even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward Daybreak
 but understand this if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming he would not have let his house be broken into you also must be ready because the son of man will come in an hour when you do not expect him
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 Lord all the turmoil we see in the world leads many to conclude that the days are short and that you are return is imminent whether it is or is it please help us to live each day joyfully telling the world about you and the great Victory we have and knowing you personally as our savior thank you Lord It's in Jesus name that we pray amen
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