Jesus said to the people,I am the light of the world. -John 8:12.
For the God who said,"Out of darkness the light shall shine!" Is the same God who made His light shine in our hearts. -2 Corinthians 4:6.
People through whom the light shines
Young Mario had gone to church with his mother for the first time in his life.The organ,the singing,the stained glass windows-everything was new for him.He simply could not turn his gaze from the large windows with their magnificent coloured figures.In his delight he suddenly asked audibly,"Mama,who are those people in the windows?" His concerned mother,wishing to stifle any sound,whispered,"They are Christians.Hush! Don't talk!"
Some time later,at school,his teacher asked,"Who knows what Christians are?" Mario put his hand up:"Christians are people who the light shines through."
However naive the child's answer seems at first sight,it was very apt.The light of the world is Jesus Christ,who came from God to make God's love known to us.He proved the reality of that love by sacrificing Himself in His atoning death on the cross of calvary.Now He makes His moral glory and His divine love shines forth in and from the hearts of believers.In this way the saying that He told His disciples,"You are the light of the world" -Matthew 5:14,is fulfilled in every believer.
"For though your hearts were once full of darkness,now you are full of light from the Lord,and your behaviour should show it! -Ephesians 5:8.
Article source:The Good Seed 2011 Edition
For the God who said,"Out of darkness the light shall shine!" Is the same God who made His light shine in our hearts. -2 Corinthians 4:6.
People through whom the light shines
Young Mario had gone to church with his mother for the first time in his life.The organ,the singing,the stained glass windows-everything was new for him.He simply could not turn his gaze from the large windows with their magnificent coloured figures.In his delight he suddenly asked audibly,"Mama,who are those people in the windows?" His concerned mother,wishing to stifle any sound,whispered,"They are Christians.Hush! Don't talk!"
Some time later,at school,his teacher asked,"Who knows what Christians are?" Mario put his hand up:"Christians are people who the light shines through."
However naive the child's answer seems at first sight,it was very apt.The light of the world is Jesus Christ,who came from God to make God's love known to us.He proved the reality of that love by sacrificing Himself in His atoning death on the cross of calvary.Now He makes His moral glory and His divine love shines forth in and from the hearts of believers.In this way the saying that He told His disciples,"You are the light of the world" -Matthew 5:14,is fulfilled in every believer.
"For though your hearts were once full of darkness,now you are full of light from the Lord,and your behaviour should show it! -Ephesians 5:8.
Article source:The Good Seed 2011 Edition
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