Light of the World


There is, for our galaxy, only one sun, and it is the center and the source of life. So there is but one God who is the center of all and the source of all life. "God is light", and wherever the light shines, it reveals man's wickedness. . . To follow the Lord Jesus means to believe on Him, to trust Him, and the results are life and light for the believer. -Warren Weirsbe

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