“You are
the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light
a lamp and put it under a basket, but (they put it) on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in
the house.
Let your light shine
before men.
Let your light shine before
menin such a way that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16
Let your light shine before men 1that they may see your good works AND
2glorify ME!
If you don’t shine, if you refuse to shine, you steal an
opportunity to glorify My name.
I came as the light of the world and then call you ‘the light of the world’. Let Me shine through you. You have the mind of Christ. I am calling you to live in such a way that you ‘work out’ (let it shine) what I have placed in you. Live it out,… yes, to be seen.
Don’t try to avoid the insults or the
scorn… in fact I say the opposite: “Blessed are you when men hate you, and
ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the
Son of Man. Be glad in that day and leap
for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven.” Luke 6:22,23
“The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the
Lord will be exalted.” Proverbs 29:25“In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Psalm 56:11
As a disciple of Christ, you are promised to be a fragrance of death to some, but you are also promised to be a fragrance of life to others. And what you are, a fragrance of life or death, doesn’t need to concern you; you just follow Me. Take no consideration/no responsibility of what I spill over into people’s lives or how they respond. You are only responsible for the obedience. Give out the life that I have to give through you.
Shine in who I have
specifically designed you to be.
Shine for ME.
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