Devotional for Thursday, August 31, 2017
“We Are God’s Light”
by Dona Hake
”To reach a great height a person needs
to have great depth.”
Anonymous
to have great depth.”
Anonymous
Today let us meditate upon the light that we shine. We are His vessels, and He desires that we shine like beacons in this world. This quote causes us to think about how high and deep we go in our spiritual journey. I am pondering that the deeper I go in Him, the brighter my light will shine! I think it is important that we as believers have a hope within us that we will continue to grow deeper and deeper in Him. Refuse to stand still and be stagnant. Refuse to let your God given light to grow dim and ineffective. We must desire to walk in the deep waters of the Holy Spirit and grow by them. May we see the roots of our spiritual life growing consistently, and deeper in our Lord.
The evil of this world is moving at a swift pace, and we need to continue to prepare ourselves to be used by Him to give His Word wherever our assignment may be. As we hear God’s Word today I pray that you will receive all that you are expecting from Him. Remember we must walk into His green pastures with expectation in our hearts. Rest in His peace and be faithful to prayer and fellowship with believers, and hear His Word with gladness and a receptivity. It is as we do this that the Light of our Lord within us will continue to grow brighter and brighter.
I have observed in my life that many times those that go through very difficult circumstances proclaim how that hardship caused them to go deeper in their faith. They walked away with greater wisdom and strength. I have been following closely the floods and devastation in Texas because of Hurricane Harvey. I have watched over and over many that are being rescued, and they are proclaiming their thankfulness just to be alive. Even though they are walking away empty handed…they are still thankful. I am sure those believers that choose to remain thankful and drawing upon the strength of the Lord will indeed be lights to the needy in this tragedy.
If you are dealing with a difficult circumstance, get before the Lord in prayer with great expectation of how He will work on your behalf. If we permit Him to work as He wills in the midst of difficulties we will find that we come out even stronger, and our roots will go deeper in Him. The Lord Jesus desires that we continue to go deeper and deeper in our knowledge of Him that we would be fruitful in every good work. As we grow in Him we will have an abundance within us that is spilling over to a lost and dying world. The world needs what we have and we must be ready to share it with them. May we declare by our actions and words that we are God’s light!
Matthew 5:15 Common English Bible
“Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lamp stand, and it shines on all who are in the house.”
As you enter your job this week, expect your light to shine on ALL that are around you. Expect opportunities to share, to listen, and just do whatever He asks you to do!
Ephesians 3:17-19 Easy-to-Read Version
“I pray that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. I pray
that your life will be strong in love and be built on love. And I
pray that you and all God’s holy people will have the power to
understand the greatness of Christ’s love—how wide, how long, how
high, and how deep that love is. Christ’s love is greater than
anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that
love. Then you can be filled with everything God has for you.”