Monday Meditation: A Shining Light

 

 

 

 "Arise! Shine brightly, because your light has arrived and the
 glory of LORD JEHOVAH shall rise upon you!
(Isaiah 60:1)

Shine The Light
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Jesus, in speaking of John the Baptist in this Scripture verse called him,
 "a lamp that burned and gave light."-John 5:35 .  

Wherever he went, John was  a shining light, pointing others to Jesus Christ.
 Throughout the centuries, many people have been shining lights for Jesus Christ.
Today we are living in a world filled with spiritual darkness.  People all about us
are groping for something to bring light into their darkened lives. God has entrusted
to us the ministry of being a shining light for Jesus Christ, the Light of the world.

Paul wrote that we are, "children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved
generation in which you shine like stars in the universe." -Philippians 2:15 . He doesn't 
 place all of us in the same place to shine.  Some may be called to shine in faraway
 places; others in their families, neighborhoods, and places of business. 

Sometimes we are in such a dark place we think our small light cannot be seen.

I remember the first time we visited Carlsbad Caverns. When we reached the
deepest section, they turned off all of the lights.  We experienced a darkness that
could almost be felt.  Suddenly, in the distance, a light came on. It seemed so small,
  yet it shone brightly in the large area which had been dark just a moment before. 

So Jesus, the Light of the world, shining through our lives, can bring light into
the darkness wherever He has placed us, even though we think our light very small.

 

"A Shining Light"
 A Devotional by Millie Stamm 
 The NIV Women's Devotional New Testament
 With Psalms and Proverbs
(1993)
Zondervan 

"Each day offers new opportunities. There will be new choices to make, new decisions,
new avenues of service for the Lord. It may even be a day filled with heartache and pain,
a day filled with unsolved problems. How different our day will be if we begin with a
rejoicing spirit, knowing it has been entrusted to us by the Lord!" 
-Millie Stamm

  Millie Stamm (1906-1999) was an American Christian writer who worked for many years 
 as the director of  Meditation Moments, a prayer ministry for Christian women. 

Her concern for Christian women in all walks of life was reflected through her writing
 and speaking ministry. She was the author of four popular devotional books,
 including, "Meditation Moments" and "Be Still and Know. "