2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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HOW TO REFLECT GOD’S LIGHT
THURSDAY, JULY 20
2 Corinthians 3:1-18
1 John 1:5-7
“Beholding as in a glass
the glory of the Lord.”
HOW TO REFLECT GOD’S LIGHT
How do we reflect our Lord’s light to others?
(a) Separation from darkness: The first and important step to reflect God’s Light is to separate ourselves from the darkness of sins, unbelief, ungodliness, worldliness, and wrong doctrines, even among brethren (2 Cor 6:14-18; 2 Thess 3:6-15), and have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them (Eph 5:11). Then, let us just follow our Lord Jesus and His Word and stop walking in darkness (John 8:12).
(b) Walking in the Light: Walking in the light means humbly walking with God and living in His holy presence, in His truth and in His love. Only living in God’s holy presence will we appreciate the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, as the light lets us see more of God and His truth as well as more of ourselves, our unrighteousness and our sins. Thank God that Christ’s blood keeps on cleansing us so that we may maintain our fellowship with Him in His light!
(c) Nothing between us and the Lord: To have a good reflection, it requires a highly polished surface such as a mirror. Holding a mirror facing the sun, we can see a strong reflected light shining and flaring. How can a mirror reflect well if it is dirty or its back faces the sun or there is something between it and the sun? Likewise, our lives have different levels of reflection from God’s light depending on how much we know the Lord and His truth, how submissive we are to the Lord, and how close we keep our fellowship with Him. Are we clear mirrors facing the Lord? Is there anyone, anything, any sin, or any idol (even “self ”) between us and the Lord? Moses had very close communion with the Lord and his face reflected God’s glory (Exod 34:35), and so did Stephen (Acts 6:15). May our lives reflect His glory and His truth to others in this world of darkness.
THOUGHT: We live in this world of darkness to reflect our Lord’s light.
PRAYER: Father, keep me in Thy light and let me reflect Thy light.