Let it Shine
"You are the light of the world . . ." (Matthew 5:14) No, this was not someone speaking to Jesus. This was Jesus speaking to us, the people of God. What a charge! We are called to light up the world with the testimony of Jesus Christ and illuminate the path to heaven for all men to see. Though none of us are sufficient in ourselves for such a task, we have the pure light of the Holy Spirit to shine through us. God does not need us, but He chose us -- and we should be eternally grateful for the unspeakable honor of being witnesses to our Lord. With this light comes a sobering reality. We must live in a way that keeps us available to the Lord exclusively and allows Him to shine His light through us wherever we are. We must fight every thought or action that veils the light, and we must make moment-by-moment decisions that glorify the Lord. When we do, the power of God beams from us into the mean circumstances around us, and men see the unmistakable hand of God at work...