SHINE
THE LIGHT
BREAD
2 The
people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land
of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
Isaiah 9:2 (NIV)
4 In him
was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the
darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
John 1:4-5 (NIV)
14 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be
hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they
may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV)
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be
hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who
come in may see the light.”
Luke 11:33 (NIV)
12 When
Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the
light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have
the light of life.”
John 8:12 (NIV)
5 For we
do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your
servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”
made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that
this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
2 Corinthians 4:5-7 (NIV)
BUTTER
“It’s Christmas that dawns on you, and you only really believe
in Christmas when you really live it.
When you light a dark world and the unexpected places with a brave flame
of joy; when you warm the cold, hopeless places with the daring joy that God is
with us, God is for us, God is in us; when you are a wick to light hope in the
dark – then you believe in Christmas.
When you really believe in Christmas, you believe there is really hope
for everyone.” Ann Voskamp
“The hero is one
who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark
streets of life for men to see by.” Felix Adler
“A holy life will
produce the deepest impression.
Lighthouses blow no horns; they only shine.” D.L.
Moody
“The true Christian
cannot be hid, he cannot escape notice.
A man truly living and functioning as a Christian will stand out. He will be like salt; he will be like a city
set on a hill, a candle set upon a candlestick. But we can also add this
further word. The true Christian does not even desire to hide his light. He sees how ridiculous it is to claim to be a
Christian and yet deliberately to try to hide the fact. A man who truly realizes what it means to be
a Christian, who realizes all that the grace of God has meant to him and done
for him, and understands that, ultimately, God has done this in order that he
may influence others, is a man who cannot conceal it. Not only that; he does not desire to conceal
it, because he argues thus, ‘Ultimately the object and purpose of it all is
that I might be functioning in this way’.”
Martin Lloyd-Jones
“Darkness is my
point of view, my right to myself; light is God’s point of view.” Oswald
Chambers
“And we will never stop being the boldface brave who show up
when it would be easier to give up, who go do hard & holy things when it
would be easier to just go do happy things, who do not quit when we don’t know
how to keep going on. ‘Just Call to Me, I guarantee I will answer you. I will make you strong & brave.’ (Psalms 138:3). Be Brave.
Hold out your Light to hold back the flood of dark. Be Brave.
Your bravery wins a thousand battles you can’t see because your bravery
strengthens a thousand others to win their battles too. Be Brave.
And do not pray for the hard thing to go away. But pray for a bravery to come that’s bigger than
the hard thing.” Ann Voskamp
HEART SAVOR
- · Jesus is the Light of the world. He has given me His light to shine therefore, my little light is to shine!
- · When I shine His light it points others to the Savior, holding out to them hope.
- · I am not to conceal the Light of Jesus within me.
