SHINE
“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”
- 1 John 1:5-7 ESV
For today’s Old Lazy Dog... just one word
SHINE
Oh how important it is for us to SHINE… especially these days and times.
Charlie Peacock, in his song In The Light (later made famous by DC Talk), said this great prayer for you and me:
“I want to be in the Light as He is in the Light. I want to shine like the stars in the heavens. O Lord, be my Light and be my Salvation. All I want is to be in the Light.”
Let’s be in that Light and Shine…
Shine ~ Be in the Light as He is in the Light
Shine ~ Like a city on a hill
Shine ~ Like an uncovered lamp in a dark room
Shine ~ Like the Stars in the heavens
Shine ~ So all the world will see and know the love of Jesus
Shine like that ancient star of long ago that showed the way. That pointed the shepherds and the passersby to the Child born in the manger. The Child that would bring peace and hope, and grace and mercy and forgiveness.
That star pointed to that Child that grew to be a man. Not some ordinary man, but fully God and fully man. That Child grew to be the Man who would be the Savior of the world. The man who would live and die and live again so that we might have life and live it abundantly.
This Christmas week, let’s point the world to that Savior… so others might see, might know, might somehow meet Jesus.
This Christmas, let’s SHINE!
Keep the Faith… Carpe Diem
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” - Matthew 5:14-16 ESV
