The City

"YOU are the light of the world. A CITY that is set on a hill cannot be hidden...Let YOUR light so shine before men, that they may see YOUR good works and GLORIFY YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN." (Jesus Christ)


If you wonder where the increasingly common terminology of the church being described as, "a city within the city" comes from, this is the verse. Jesus says that His people (plural) are His "city" within the world (cities) in which they live. They are planted there collectively to do good things that show the goodness of the God who sent us for the good of our city in His world. My prayer is that Refuge, and all local gatherings of Jesus' people, will see this and together serve in good service to our cities so God can get major glory thru us, in Jesus name. Let it be, Jesus. Amen.