Hi Brian!

I was really moved by today's Charles Spurgeon devotional on my PC Study Bible and I want to share it with you!

"And God saw the light." — Genesis 1:4

This morning we noticed the goodness of the light, and the Lord's dividing it from the darkness, we now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light. "God saw the light"—He looked at it with complacency, gazed upon it with pleasure, saw that it "was good." If the Lord has given you light, dear reader, He looks on that light with peculiar interest; for not only is it dear to Him as His own handiwork, but because it is like Himself, for "He is light." Pleasant it is to the believer to know that God's eye is thus tenderly observant of that work of grace which He has begun. He never loses sight of the treasure which He has placed in our earthen vessels. Sometimes we cannot see the light, but God always sees the light, and that is much better than our seeing it. Better for the judge to see my innocence than for me to think I see it. It is very comfortable for me to know that I am one of God's people—but whether I know it or not, if the Lord knows it, I am still safe. This is the foundation, "The Lord knoweth them that are His." You may be sighing and groaning because of inbred sin, and mourning over your darkness, yet the Lord sees "light" in your heart, for He has put it there, and all the cloudiness and gloom of your soul cannot conceal your light from His gracious eye. You may have sunk low in despondency, and even despair; but if your soul has any longing towards Christ, and if you are seeking to rest in His finished work, God sees the "light." He not only sees it, but He also preserves it in you. "I, the Lord, do keep it." This is a precious thought to those who, after anxious watching and guarding of themselves, feel their own powerlessness to do so. The light thus preserved by His grace, He will one day develop into the splendour of noonday, and the fulness of glory. The light within is the dawn of the eternal day.

There are a few people in my life that truly SHINE with the LIGHT of God's LOVE, and you are one of them! I don't even know if you knew JESUS when we first met you, but I DO know that HE KNEW YOU! The love, joy and peace that you helped return to my GORGEOUS Goddaughter's face spoke volumes to me of the person that you were and the even greater one that you have become! Together you are such a FORCE! I truly believe that GOD has some very special and maybe unique things in store for the precious Weber family this next year and I cant wait to celebrate them! We love you all so much! Here is another of my favorite songs by Brooke Ligertwood called "Bless God":

Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!