Devotional for Friday, April 8, 2016
“This Light Of Mine, I Will Let It Shine!!!”
by Dona Hake
I shared from Matthew 5 earlier this week and I am feeling to return to it. I have recently been going over my garden decorations for it will not be long till flowers will be planted. I love my little solar lights, and I have fun with them. I have one solar light that refuses to work according to how most work but I am going to choose to let it remind me of a spiritual truth. You see this particular light refuses to illuminate only at night…it stays illuminated in darkness and in sunshine. Interesting isn’t it for they normally do not do this. I think I will just permit it to remind me to make sure my light is shining no matter what is going on around me. You know that sometimes we can all fail to make a conscious effort to make sure our light is shining for Him. May we be reminded that devil comes as an angel of light to confuse those that do not know better. For this reason we need to be mindful to shine brightly so those that need to have their blind eyes open will receive a glimpse of His glorious light shining through us.
Matthew 5:14-16 ( Amplified )
“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.”
I think God is calling each and everyone of us as believers to shine and bloom where we are planted. Let me mention at this point also that He is going to use each one of us differently and uniquely. We should never compare how God chooses to use us to how He works through others. 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 deed you do. As He continues to mold and make you into His image He will be faithful to show Himself through us that others may see how awesome He is.