REMAINING
AS LIGHT
The light of the body
is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of
light. ‘’ Matthew 6:22.
TEXT James 1:17-22 (Read bible in one year:
‘’Leviticus 13, Psalm123-124
When you look at the account of creation in Genesis
1:1-3, and observe the per-eminence pleasing events to God is when His children
shine. As lights, we are expected to shine. Are you shining in your family,
place of work, church, society, town, state, province or country? Can the
Almighty God see you as light wherever you are located? May you never
disappoint the Lord in Jesus’ Name. One of those shone as light of the world
was the man Abraham. His light was so bright that God could vouch for him.
Genesis 18:19 says this about him:
‘’For I know him, that he will command his children
and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do
justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath
spoken of him.’’
Can God vouch for you? Can God see you as light in the
midst of darkness? How bright is your light? How much of God’s light do you
reflect at your light? How much of God’s light do you reflect at your place of
work, church or whatever little corner of the world you are in? Jesus in
Matthew 5:16 said:
‘’ Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’’
One of the ways to shine is through soul- winning.
This is the primary mandate of believers. To shine therefore, we should make
soul-winning a continuous practice till Jesus comes back in power and glory (
Act 1:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:5). You can achieve the mandate to win souls by
preaching the gospel through witnessing and tracts distribution. Souls won must
be prayed for regularly and followed up to avoid loss ( John15:16). You can
also shine as light by attending to the needs of the less privileged (Matthew
25:41-45). You need refueling in order to sustain your light (Isaiah 40:31).
To do this, be conversant with the word of God. Spend quality time in worship,
prayer, thanksgiving and intercession on a daily basis. We should also avoid
pollution in order to shine. Our light can be polluted. Most times, what
pollutes our light is weight. The weight that can pollute our light and render
it impotent is sin. Easily- besetting sins like gossiping, exaggeration,
hatred, variance. Wrath, strife, envying, drunkenness etc, can pollute our
light and keep us from shining. Identify all sins that can pollute your light,
confess them to God, repent and change. It is your time to shine.
Prayer point: Father, let
your light shine through me to the whole world.
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