Let's Shine

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Ever awaken to utter darkness; where all lights are out, both inside and out, and not even the moon is there to bring light to the outdoors and all around you is bitter darkness? You can't see your hand right in front of your eyes as you struggle to find your way in the darkness, and you stumble around in darkness just to find a match or hopefully a lighter; just anything to bring a little light into the darkness. And then you finally find a match; Just a little match, and when it lights up; oh what joy that little light brings! That one little light has brought so much hope into your world of darkness; allowing you to find your way around and suddenly helplessness is gone and new hope arises; Hope, because light has come into the darkness, and now, we see more clearly. From the very beginning of time, God saw the need for light to shine forth in the darkness; so He created light, and "God saw the light, that it was good: And God divided the light from the the darkness"(Gen 1:4); but as mankind continued to inhabit the earth and sin abounded and began to darken the world; God again saw the need for light in our darkness so He sent His Son Jesus into the world as the light of men. "In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." (John 1: 4,5). What happened that man was so consumed in their own darkness and so accustomed to living their lives in sin, that even the very light of God stood in their midst and His light shone all around them, but they were unable to recognize Him? When do we become so engulfed in darkness that we cannot see the true light come into our midst? When do we fail to see the very creator of heaven and earth as the light of our world? When do we allow the darkness to rule our world that we refuse to see the light eagerly attempting to draw us out into the light? We are told in Jn 3:19,"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." So even tho Jesus came into the world, to give Himself a ransom for the sins of all mankind; many chose to continue in evil rather than accept the light of His glorious, unconditional, sacrificial Love. And today, God continues to seek mankind out of darkness. He encourages us who have accepted His light, to shine forth His light from within us, that others may see His light and be freed from their life of sin and darkness. It's God's will that none be lost, that all come to repentance, and as God's children and believers in His glorious light, we must not hide His light so others cannot see, but allow His light to shine forth in the darkness that Jesus be glorified, and hopefully draw others to Him. So, Let's light up this world! Let's let our little lights shine! Each and every one of us, let's shine! Let's shine for Jesus! Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends. God loves you and so do I~~~