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LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE
Memorise:
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. .. Matthew 5:16
Read:
John 9:1-7
Message
When people claim to be good at something, the need to prove it by doing that thing remarkably well. When they do this, people will pay attention to them. Beloved, complaining that people do not notice your talents will achieve no result. Instead prove your abilities by doing whatever you can from wherever you are, no matter how small it may seem. Soon people will see your light and come to the brightness of your rising (Isaiah 60:1-3).
You can be very talented; however, if you don't work hard and use your talent, people won't take notice. Todays memory verse says that you should let your light shine for people to see your good works and glorify your heavenly Father. Did you notice the word 'works' in that verse? You must work for people to see you. Someone showed me a newspaper article in which a reporter was making a joke about the miracles God has performed in my life. The person who showed me the article said, "Daddy, what is your comment?" I told him that I had no comment. I don't have any comments about such jokes because I am too busy doing God's work, and I can't be distracted by trivial issues.
Today's Bible reading tells the story of a man who was born blind. When Jesus' disciples started to debate about whose sin caused the man's predicament, Jesus redirected their attention to what was important. He told them, "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work!" Then, He spat on the ground, made some mud out of the clay, anointed the man's eyes, and told him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam - the blind man returned with brand-new eyes. Jesus went about doing the work of the Father throughout His human ministry; He was so busy doing good that everywhere He went, people took note of Him and followed Him.
Beloved, when you go about doing the work of the One who sent you, you will become like a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden and a candle on a candlestick that gives light to everyone in a house (Matthew 5:14-15). People might not like a light bulb's design, but nobody can ignore its importance. If you want to be so relevant that people cannot do without your unique contributions, let your light shine by focusing on doing the work that God has committed into your hands.
Bible In One Year:
Romans 8-10
Hymn:
Onward, Christian Soldiers!
Reflection::
Are you allowing your light to shine by actively using your gifts?
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Onvoard, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
Looking unto Jesus,
Who is gone before.
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