Monday, July 19: Let it shine!

Have you ever noticed how many people resemble their dogs? Partly, that has to do with the breed of dog we choose. For example, I have spent my life chasing tennis balls and consequently, I have chosen a breed of dog that cannot exist without a tennis ball in its mouth. Similarly, after spending a lifetime together, many husbands and wives seem to look alike, as well. That has more to do with the single-mindedness of the couple, along with the amount of time spent together. Who do you spend the most time with?


29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him. 30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
Exodus 34:29-30


Moses spent enough time with God that he reflected the Lord when he was around others. As Christians, we have Jesus living inside of us and the Light of the world is being reflected to others in the same manner that the moon reflects the sun’s light in God’s magnificent creation. When God created light, He made the sun as the greater light and the moon as the lesser light (Genesis 1:16). Can the people walking in darkness see the light that shines on your face?


Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:13


Each of us as believers can picture the face of a fellow Christian in our lives that radiates Jesus. There is not a little piece of Jesus in each of us, but instead, all of God is inside of each of us. If He is not reflecting from your face, it is because too much of the dirt of the world is blocking the light. If we are not spending time with the Lord, that glow wears off! The life of Jesus continues to be written in the lives of believers. There is no greater compliment that can be paid to any of us as believers than when people say we have been with Jesus! It should show on our faces, in our walks, in our language, in our choices and in our growth.

Where is the strongest light in a world of darkness? It is radiating from the faces of the people who have been with Jesus. Let your light shine!


14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16