Devotional for Friday, October 7, 2016
“Reflecting our Lord In a Dark World”
by Dona Hake
When you look in a mirror you see your reflection, and this is what everyone else sees. When we look into God’s Word and it goes into our hearts and transforms our minds, this too is what others see. This is the work that God desires to do in you. He desires that we be vessels of His light in a dark world. It is sad that there are so many that claim they do not need them. There are those that claim He does not even exist. That’s okay if they want to claim that but we can still bounce His love and light in their direction can’t we? Of course we can…and we should! God has commanded us to live as Jesus lived.
1 John 2: 6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Whoever says he abides in Him ought as a personal debt to walk and
conduct himself in the same way in which He walked and conducted
Himself.”
conduct himself in the same way in which He walked and conducted
Himself.”
We must remember that when someone is in darkness they do not realize that their world is without light. They do not realize what they do not see. I can remember all too well when I thought I had no need for Jesus in my life?
When we engage with people we need to be ever conscience to be studying where they may be open to the light of God’s Word. God wants to use us to reflect His light into their lives that they can experience Him. You see as one experiences His love, light, or wisdom as a result of you sharing, you are helping them to see it is Him that they truly need to fill those voids in their lives.
Lord, we ask that You use us to illuminate Your Light, Life, and Love to everyone around us. Speak to our hearts about those that are needing to hear about you. We thank you for those divine opportunities to touch a person’s heart that desperately needs You. Thank you Lord for coming into our hearts and making us vessels that carry your beautiful Light! Amen.