The moment Adam and Eve sinned,
they realised that they were naked. And the reason was that the
glory of the Lord had departed from them. They weren't radiating
His glory anymore. And therefore they saw for the first time that
they were naked.
The other day I read the following
Scriptures and in a moment I realised that when we accept Jesus
into our lives, we are radiating His glory once again. We are once
again decorated with His wonderful light. Please read them with
me:
Jesus said the following to His
disciples - "You are the light of the world. A city that is set
on a hill cannot be hidden." Matthew 5:14
"For you were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light."
Ephesians 5:8
"Do all things without
complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and
harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked
and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the
world." Philippians 2:14, 15
"You are all sons of the light
and sons of the day." 1 Thessalonians 5:5
After these Scriptures I am sure
you can agree with me that we are the light of the world. We are
children of the light and we need to shine our lights in a crooked
and perverse generation. It is our calling, our duty. We cannot
hide away from our responsibility as the light of the world. We
need to be God's representatives in every way. When light shines on
a situation, the darkness cannot extinguish it. Darkness flees when
light comes near. And that is why Romans 13:12 tells us to put on
our armour of light:
"The night is far spent, the
day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of light."
We need to fight the enemy of
darkness with our armour of light. We are sons of the Most High
God, the One lighting up the sky. We cannot hide away behind our
computers, we cannot hide away behind 'socially acceptable
practices', we cannot hide away behind doubtful actions, we cannot
hide behind false doctrine. The time has come to take a stand and
be counted! We need to shine our light and draw lost people into
the Kingdom of God. We cannot be compromisers anymore. We need to
be just in our dealings and we need to be worthy representatives of
our Father in Heaven. We cannot just do things because we feel
cheated or because everyone is doing it. We need to take a stand.
We are destined for so much more than this world can ever offer us.
We are destined to walk in His footsteps and to change this world
step by step. He has predestined us to be conformed into the image
of His Son (Romans 8:29).
Take a step back today and look at
your life, are you shining God's light or are you hiding His light
under a basket? Make a conscious decision to throw the basket away
and to shine brightly in a lost and vulnerable world.
Father thank you that Your glorious
light was restored to us. Thank you that You entrusted us with it.
We want to make a difference in this world and we want to expand
Your Kingdom. Give us the wisdom and the courage to do just that.
You are our Source, our Conqueror, our whole life. Amen