#617 Diamonds in the Night (Revisited from 2017)
Think of the Passover night and institution of the Memorial, and how much it meant to Jesus to be understood and loved by his disciples, even though their faith would falter and they would fail him on that night. “You are those who have stood by me in my trials…” Luke 22:28 Few in the darkness of this world saw this light.
And then from Pentecost forward the Father of lights gave us life through the word of Truth, through the power of holy spirit. James 1:17-18
“For God, who said, ‘Light shall shine out of darkness,’ is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 4:6
“In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” John 1:4-5
I picture the Memorial evening as it is celebrated in each home, in each town or city, throughout the world. Each heart, whether gathered face to face, or gathered on-line or connected with others only in the heart, shines a light of deep appreciation and love for his great sacrifice. In whatever degree of isolation we are gathered amid the darkness of sin and death in our world, the Father and the Son and the risen saints behold with great joy the bright shining of remembrance in these loving hearts, the scattered lights on this earth that shine out like precious diamonds.
You diamonds in the night
from heaven the Father and the Son watch
for first signs of your Light--
those bright gems that pierce the darkness of the world as it turns,
that light of faith that believes the breadth of his Deliverance and yearns
for Blessing.
One here in a remote town, some there in a city, a number in another;
they pass the Bread and then the Cup,
bound by deep love to their Savior, Sister, Brother.
From heaven the Father and the Son watch in joy, awaiting Consummation
when healing truth will flow through to every nation.
O for the Day when gems of faith aglow and bright
shine o’er the earth, when darkness knows defeat by light;
the triumph of the Father, Son and Bride above,
the triumph of Delivering Love.
O that our faith will shine brightly to Their Glory
as we partake of this Memorial and as we continue to pay our vows day by day in these challenging times!
Think of the Passover night and institution of the Memorial, and how much it meant to Jesus to be understood and loved by his disciples, even though their faith would falter and they would fail him on that night. “You are those who have stood by me in my trials…” Luke 22:28 Few in the darkness of this world saw this light.
And then from Pentecost forward the Father of lights gave us life through the word of Truth, through the power of holy spirit. James 1:17-18
“For God, who said, ‘Light shall shine out of darkness,’ is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 4:6
“In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” John 1:4-5
I picture the Memorial evening as it is celebrated in each home, in each town or city, throughout the world. Each heart, whether gathered face to face, or gathered on-line or connected with others only in the heart, shines a light of deep appreciation and love for his great sacrifice. In whatever degree of isolation we are gathered amid the darkness of sin and death in our world, the Father and the Son and the risen saints behold with great joy the bright shining of remembrance in these loving hearts, the scattered lights on this earth that shine out like precious diamonds.
You diamonds in the night
from heaven the Father and the Son watch
for first signs of your Light--
those bright gems that pierce the darkness of the world as it turns,
that light of faith that believes the breadth of his Deliverance and yearns
for Blessing.
One here in a remote town, some there in a city, a number in another;
they pass the Bread and then the Cup,
bound by deep love to their Savior, Sister, Brother.
From heaven the Father and the Son watch in joy, awaiting Consummation
when healing truth will flow through to every nation.
O for the Day when gems of faith aglow and bright
shine o’er the earth, when darkness knows defeat by light;
the triumph of the Father, Son and Bride above,
the triumph of Delivering Love.
O that our faith will shine brightly to Their Glory
as we partake of this Memorial and as we continue to pay our vows day by day in these challenging times!
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