Walk With Christ, Day Three

Day Three: Day of Teaching Today I will let my light shine and let others come to know Christ through my actions.

Jesus teaches in the Temple and on the Mount of Olives.

Read Matthew 25

Thought: If we take the teachings of the Savior into our hearts, we will be filled with light and become like Him.

Day Three Envelope: The Old Lamp      The Black Balloon

The Old Lamp:
A lamp once hung in an ancient town
At the corner of a street.
Where the wind was keen and the way was dark,
And the rain would often beat.
And all night long, it's light would shine
To guide the traveler's feet.

The lamp was rough and plain and old,
And the storm had beaten it sore;
Twas not a thing one would care to show,
Whate'er it had been before.
But no one thought what the lantern was
Twas the light that within it bore.
The lamp is a text for young and old
Who seek in a world of pride
To shine for their Lord and to show Him forth.
And never their light to hide
You are the Lantern
But Christ is the Light inside.

The Black Balloon
On the streets of New York City, a balloon salesman knew how to attract a crowd.  Before making his first sale, he took a white balloon, filled it with helium and it floated into the air on a string.  Next he inflated a red balloon and then a yellow one.  As children gathered around to buy his wares, a little black boy looked up at the balloons and eventually asked, "Mister, if you filled a black balloon, would it go up too?"  The man bent down and looked the boy in the eyes and said, "Of course, it's not the color of the balloon, it's what's inside that makes it rise."