“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world" (Phil. 2:15; KJV). The devil would like us to think that our lives as Christians are not making much of a difference in the world and that we are certainly not seen as bright lights. However, we need to go by what the word says, not what the devil or anyone else says.

According to the verse above we are not just lights in the world but bright lights. That is a fact because it is the word (Bible) . We never know how many people we may be impacting each day, whether by our smile, our words of encouragement or deeds of love.

However, there are ways to make our light shine more brightly - by spending more time with the Light of the world (Jesus) for starters. In the gospel of the apostle John the first chapter and verses 14-16 we see that the Word or Jesus are one and the same and came to earth as a man. In verses 1-3, we read that the Word was present at creation and that everything that was made was made by God the Father through the Word. The more time we spend in the Light (Jesus, the Word) the more our light will shine in and through us. Our Bible is the written Word of God. So, get in that Bible and: “let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 5:16).

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