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3 posted on 03/28/2008 5:56:54 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

oops, meant to capitalize All in pledge ;)

5 posted on 03/28/2008 5:58:25 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; dutchess; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; Mrs Mayor; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine; JustAmy; ...

March 28, 2008

Nic At Nite

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READ: John 3:1-21

I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. —John 12:46

According to the apostle John, Nicodemus “came to Jesus by night” (John 3:2). Was this Pharisee skulking under cover of darkness, embarrassed or ashamed that he, as one of the ruling class, was curious about Jesus?

Some have suggested that it was just cooler at night. Others have said that evening was a better time to ask Jesus questions because it was quieter and there were fewer distractions.

We really don’t know the reason Nicodemus went to Jesus at night, but John seemed determined to make a point of that specific fact. Every time he mentioned Nicodemus, he identified him by saying something like: “You know who I’m talking about—the guy who came to Jesus by night” (see 7:50; 19:39).

Nicodemus, no doubt, was quite moral and lived according to Mosaic Law. People probably thought he was a pretty good person. Yet none of that mattered. He was in the dark about who Jesus really was, and he wanted to know the truth. So he was drawn from the darkness into the presence of “the light of the world” (John 8:12).

Jesus calls us “out of darkness” too (1 Peter 2:9) and promises that whoever believes in Him will not stay in the dark (John 12:46).

Our search for truth is hindered by
The darkness of the night,
Until the Bright and Morning Star
Reveals His brilliant light. —Sper

Faith in Christ is not a leap into the dark; it’s a step into the Light.

Bible in One Year: Deuteronomy 33–34; Proverbs 30:21-33

8 posted on 03/28/2008 6:07:24 AM PDT by The Mayor (The purpose of prayer is not to get what we want, but to become what God wants.)

9 posted on 03/28/2008 6:08:36 AM PDT by The Mayor (The purpose of prayer is not to get what we want, but to become what God wants.)

To: GodBlessUSA; Mrs.Nooseman; LUV W; DollyCali; The Mayor; MEG33; ConorMacNessa; Jack Deth; ...

TGIF.
I got my red on, y'all.

12 posted on 03/28/2008 6:32:54 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Yeah, but are you really ready for the change he'll bring?)

To: GodBlessUSA; All

27 posted on 03/28/2008 9:28:22 AM PDT by yorkie (God Bless our Heroes in Iraq and around the world)

To: GodBlessUSA; Mama_Bear; dutchess; DollyCali; Billie; JustAmy; The Mayor; Mrs Mayor; Aquamarine; ...

Wearing red and performing to entertain the troops

The Red Hats
Dancing Cats!

HAPPY FRIDAY TO THE FINEST!

28 posted on 03/28/2008 9:29:09 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Semper Paratus)

To: GodBlessUSA; DollyCali; The Mayor; jaycee; Billie; La Enchiladita; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; ...

~TGIF To The Finest~

Wear Red On Friday To Support Our Troops

33 posted on 03/28/2008 9:49:10 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

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