Devotional for Friday, February 9, 2018
“Jesus Said This About Us”
by Dona Hake
Jesus boldly proclaimed over His followers what He desired them to be, and He desires the same for you and me. Let us look at the scripture in Matthew 5:14-16, and read what our Lord said we should be.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand,
and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men that
they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds
and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.”
In this scripture our Lord proclaimed who we are…we ARE the light of this dark world. A lamp’s purpose is to bring light that one can see and not stumble around in the darkness. We ARE the light that gives light to all of this world! So today I encourage you to let your light shine. As your light shines even those that are in darkness are going to notice something different. God is preparing and working deep within us for such a time as this.
Remember my friend, He uses each of us differently so let us not compare ourselves to others. It is in those times that we measure our grace in comparison to others that we are not permitting our Lord to shine through us as He desires. This is not a competition, it is command….we are lights and we are to shine!
Today I encourage you to shine for Him through every word and noble deed you do. As He continues to mold and make you into His image He will be faithful to show Himself through you that others may see how awesome He is.