SHINE!

. . . Children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world . . . (Philippians 2:15b, NKJ)

Good Morning!

Years ago, Tiffany received the life mission to shine for God. During her teenage years, she found two clay hands to hang on her bedroom wall—-one holding a candle, the other seemingly protecting the flame. The wall display illustrated shining the light of God requires action to carry the light wherever and whenever.

God is in the Light business—transforming dark places into light. Furthermore, God asks us to partner with Him, shining His abiding and energizing Light wherever we go.

The Apostle Paul said: . . . Children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world . . .
Radiant light often is used to describe the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4 describes the glory of Christ as the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:6 states “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ” (NIV).

2 Corinthians 3:18 says that when reflect and/or shine the glory of God that we “are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (NIV).

Humanity has the opportunity to respond to the presence of the Light through the action of shining. Without argument, the Light influences the lives of others—transforming the shadows of darkness into the light of clarity and truth.

Consider shining as light today.
Shining as light reflects the glory of God.
Shining as light aligns with the divine purpose of God.
Shining as light can only occur through the abiding presence of the Spirit of God.

SHINE!

Learning with you to shine,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)