Thursday, May 28, 2026
Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
If there’s a light on a hill, everyone in that city will see it. And not just see it, but they will use that light to find the pathway home. And that’s part of what Jesus calls His followers to be. Not the source of the light ourselves, but people who reflect His light and point them toward the One who will ultimately lead them home.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
What Jesus shares in this passage is one of the things that sets believers apart. We don’t walk through life alone, trying to figure out truth by ourselves. We have the Light of the World who helps to reveal the dark places in our hearts, guides us toward truth, convicts us when we wander, and continuously shows us the way back to God.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
If you were walking on a trail in the middle of the night without a flashlight, you probably wouldn’t get very far. But even a small light can help you see the next step. And that’s often how God works. He doesn’t always show us the whole path at once. He simply gives us enough light to see the next step.
Monday, May 25, 2026
John 1:5
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
When you shine a flashlight into a dark room, you realize pretty quickly what light does, it illuminates what was hidden. And in the same way, Jesus came to shine light into the dark, hidden places of our hearts. Because sunlight can brighten the world around us, but only Jesus can truly bring light to illuminate what’s on the inside of us.
Friday, May 22, 2026
Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
It was time to be obedient. Time to repent and do the things that God had called His people to do. And as Israel chose to seek the LORD and follow Him, He promised to bring His goodness to the places that once felt dry. And as they planted righteousness, God would be faithful to bring the harvest.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Deuteronomy 32:2
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb.
Moses wanted to share a song of God’s faithfulness. His hope was that what he had spent years teaching them would not just be heard but would stay with them long after they entered the Promised Land. That it would soak up into their hearts like the dew upon the grass soaks into the earth.