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03-28-2008, 03:12 PM
Light
"You are like the light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead he puts it on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven." -- Matthew 5:14-16
It is God who enables us to be light to others. The power is his. That is why it is no small thing for us to be like light for others. We only receive what we have been given, and what we have been given comes from the source of all light. Jesus tells us that the light we have received must shine before others. In this way, what we do to spread light is finally for the glory of God.
To bring light to others is to bring them the truth that they are loved and valued. If we show that to others and they believe it, then they too are enabled to become light-bearers. It is God's will that the light of his truth and love should envelop the world. His will is done whenever someone realizes that the light is within and that it is meant to be shared.
I've never thought of myself as a light for others, Lord, but that is what you have called me to be. Thank you for your power within me which is my light. May it radiate from me for the good of others.
Focus Your Day
"You are like the light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead he puts it on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven." -- Matthew 5:14-16
It is God who enables us to be light to others. The power is his. That is why it is no small thing for us to be like light for others. We only receive what we have been given, and what we have been given comes from the source of all light. Jesus tells us that the light we have received must shine before others. In this way, what we do to spread light is finally for the glory of God.
To bring light to others is to bring them the truth that they are loved and valued. If we show that to others and they believe it, then they too are enabled to become light-bearers. It is God's will that the light of his truth and love should envelop the world. His will is done whenever someone realizes that the light is within and that it is meant to be shared.
I've never thought of myself as a light for others, Lord, but that is what you have called me to be. Thank you for your power within me which is my light. May it radiate from me for the good of others.
Focus Your Day