Shine Your Light!Sample

“Extending Love to Others”

With a vibrant and growing love for God at work in our lives, our capacity to love other people will inherently grow as well. With a maturing love for others comes a growing desire to demonstrate that love, thus fulfilling one of the most important purposes for which God created us:

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

It has been in God’s plan all along that we accompany love with action. Each one of us has a place in God’s master plan to touch the lives of others through good deeds.

Each time we touch the life of another with a kind word, respond to a certain need, or just simply lend an attentive ear to a hurting heart, we not only express our love, but God’s love for them through us. In this way, we become key agents to shine God’s glory brightly to a world that is otherwise filled with darkness and hopelessness. Consider Jesus’ words:

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 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. 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

Shining our light is really allowing God’s light to shine through us. There are three important ways to shine God’s glory to others: being an effective witness; serving others; and fellowshipping with Christians. Putting our faith into action in these three ways enables others to experience God’s love, grace and mercy, all to His glory.