SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Matthew 5:14-16
14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
MORE LESSON: John 5:35-37
35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
Saturday, 11 October
Memory Verse: Arise, shine for your light has come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1
The moment we gave our lives to Christ, we were translated from darkness to light and so we've got the light of God in us. We can therefore arise and shine because our light has truly come. Wherever we show up light is expected to shine there. Just like the physical light is celebrated by men, so should men see a reason to celebrate our lives because of the impact we make wherever we go. As Jesus who was anointed with the Holy Ghost and power went about doing good while on earth, believers in Christ ought to go everywhere doing good and exuding the very life of Christ.
We live in a time and season characterised by 'darkness covering the earth and gross darkness the people' as prophesied in Isaiah 60:2, but there is hope in that the believer can arise and shine. The sin and sinfulness of this generation should not make us appear helpless in the face of daunting challenges. Rather, it should provide the impetus needed for us to be exemplary with our way and manner of life. The light is said to shine in darkness such that darkness cannot comprehend it (John 1:5).
Interestingly, our text does not only call us to shine, but to shine with intensity. Matthew 5:16 says, Let your light so shine that men will see your good works and glorify your father in heaven. The phrase 'so shine' needs our particular attention. Do not let your shining be mild or else your influence will be minimal. Trust the Holy Spirit to work in your life to the intent that the intensity of your shining will be effectual and far reaching. May God help us to so shine our light before men and by so doing draw them to Christ.
The Scripture says no man lights a candle and puts it under a bushel. The implication and application of this is that our Christianity must not be hidden to the world. We can't hide our identity neither should we be in obscurity. Christianity should not be practised in a way that it is not visible to those who should be attracted to it. Men are supposed to see our Christianity as manifested in our conduct and good works so that they can glorify the Father with their lives.
Prayer/Action
* Pray that you will keep burning and shining all the days of your life.
* Declare that darkness shall not comprehend your light.
* Pray that the Lord will help you to attract men to Him by your lifestyle.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: My destiny is moving today from obscurity to limelight in an unstoppable way, hallelujah, in Jesus' name.
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