January 2026 Revealing Light Newsletter

As we spend time with God, we draw close to Him by His Word & Spirit. We get to know who God is by the Words He has shared with us about Himself. What is God like, what is His heart & character like? Even when we read the beginning of the New Testament or the Old Testament, we already get to see God’s love and intentionality in what He does and makes. What does this tell us about God’s character? We don’t see God being haphazard, accidentally throwing things together without any thought. He cares and makes with intentional thought. He has made this world and you with intentional thought; and we can intentionally get to know Him more through the Words & Spirit He has shared with us. Do this together with other people too as God has given us the church as the Body of Christ here on earth. Jesus has made the way for us to know God not only as our creator but as Our Father. As children of God through Jesus, get to know who our Father is, leave behind our own ideas of who we think He is and let Him reveal Himself to you through His Word & Spirit. Live in His Presence. Participate in what He is doing. Love Him as He loves you; Jesus Christ has revealed the Father’s Love for us… that even while we were still left in our sin, Christ died for us, the ungodly (Romans 5:8). Now through what God our Father has done and is doing, He is making us into godly people with Him. All Glory and Honor to Him & His Name :)

2 Peter 1:3–4 (NIV)
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Titus 2:11–14 (NIV) 
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

- Daryl Struemph

I learned a poem several years ago: “God made the sun to give the day light, and God made the moon to brighten the night, and God made a family to start His world right!” I’ve just started reading Genesis and the whole creation story this New Year. I believe it happened just the way it is described in that passage. I believe God spoke and the world leapt into existence. I believe it because God is powerful enough to do it just like He says. I believe it because intelligent design makes more sense than believing the lie that we came into existence by happenstance or accident. How silly it is to suppose that this marvelous creation called the human body came as a result of chaos producing a finished person made in the image of the invisible God? And I believe God is Creator because I want to believe it. I don’t want to even doubt that the very foundational principals of my faith are second guessed by someone who has never met the Maker of the Universe! So as this New Year dawns on us, read the Story for yourself and meet the One who made you special and loves you so much that He gave up Himself to get to know you.

- Alan McNeely

Psalm 119:11 (NIV) 
I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you. 

Psalm 1:2 (NIV) 
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night. 

1 Timothy 4:8 (NIV)
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

1 Timothy 2:1–4 (NIV) 
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.