Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...wherever in the world you live! I hear you're a chocoholic too - I won't tell a soul! Chocolate is good for the body - and God's Word is good for the soul: "O taste and see that the Lord is good...(Psalm 34:8 KJV)." So please join me for a few moments of fun, food and inspiration - it's all calorie-free (believe that and I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge) and might even make your day!

Bible Byte 'n Chocolate Chew for April 11: "Who's Torchin' the Torch in YOUR World Today??"

Today's Bible reading: John 1:1-18 (NIV) . . . Visit Bible Gateway every day!

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:10 NIV).

Olympics fever is in the air.....and so are the fanatics! They're torchin' the torch, would you believe! Worldwide riots happening as the Olympics torch travels - Paris, London, San Francisco....where next!! We live in a crazy world, you must agree!

But there's another world, another Torch and another fanatic tryin' to put it out.....guess who!! He hates the Light - he hates your life and hates your Lord. He's identified as the devil himself trying to darken the Light that He gave in the very life that He renewed......and what to do??

Don't let him.....He will try to kill your resolve, steal your peace and destroy your life but he will not win. Light is always stronger than darkness - and evil cannot put it out...God holds you in the palm of His hand and Satan has no power over you, or the Light shining in your life.

In the beginning God said, "Let there be light - and there was light." That Light is God Himself and will never go out. Fear can't eradicate it; failure can't erase it. Discouragement, disease and distress can't destroy it - and the devil can't have it!

So who's torchin' the torch in YOUR World today? No one, devil included, for darkness CANNOT put it out! He'll try, but remember God's Word - and rejoice, fear not! Hold that Torch high. Jesus, Light of the World, stands strong on your behalf before the Father of Light - He IS the Light, and all the devils in hell can't darken the true and living Light shining in your heart and all over this world!

Now believe it and have a Torch-holding, Light-shining, victorious and very choco-rich day. He's IS your Light and He lives forevermore!

--by Peggie C. Bohanon. Copyright 2008, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved.

Featured links: "For God So Loves...China!" - An Olympics devo
"Jesus, Light of the World" Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu, Southasian Connection

"Carrying a Torch for Tradition" (CNN)
Torch Relay: Track the Torch in Your Country and around the World (GOOGLE maps)

"Olympic Torch Goes Out in the City of Lights" (UPI)
"Olympics Torch Relay Descends into Chaos" (FOX News)
Olympic Torch Relay Chaotic in San Francisco" (NPR)

Humor and Inspiration for Your Day - a wonderful Christian site!
Skywriting.net - humor & inspiration . . . Skywriting.net - Christian Cartoons

Once Upon a World
Unique, original audio Bible stories and podcast for children.

Pray daily for our military! View "Remember Me" - YouTube, a patriotic video.

Who Is Jesus? - International Bible Society

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Chocolate-Related Devotionals by Peggie!

Chocolate De-Light! . . . The Rat, the Cat--and the Chocolate!

Confessions of a Chocoholic--by Peggie!

So Where's the Fudge? . . . Where's the Chocolate!

Other devotionals by Peggie: See The Devotional Buffet.

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