More Brilliant Light

A timid Christian stays in the shadows. He doesn't know the light, or understand it's beauty. After all, if he goes to it, what will happen? Will he be forced to do the worst possible thing?

He's afraid, inching deeper into the shadows. What could possibly be in the light that he wants? The only thing to hope for there is discomfort. 

Ah, but he doesn't know! When the light shines on something -brilliant sunshine- it makes it beautiful! It covers up dark shadows, making color appear more brilliant! There is nothing so beautiful as something that is being covered over by sunlight!

This morning, as I sat in my back yard, this beautiful scene was before me: pink flowers being made beautiful with sunlight.

I stared in awe. They weren't usually that beautiful. Normally, they had no glow about them, and they were hardly attractive. It was not until the sun shone on them that they were vibrant and beautiful! 

But it wasn't the flowers themselves that were so gorgeous... it was the SUNSHINE!

Then, it dawned on me. Christians: we need to dwell in the Light! If we don't, how can others see the beauty of the Lord? You see, when we look deep into His beauty and let it shine on us, His beauty makes us more beautiful.

The more time we spend in the presence of God, looking into His beauty, the more He shines through us....

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Hannah said…
Good post Sandie :-) How true is it that we need to spend more time in God's presence for Him to truly shine through us. Thanks for sharing :-)
May 22, 2012 at 6:33 AM
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