[The Glory Unveiled]
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. [ Matthew 5:16 KJV ]
The question God is asking many believers today is this: “Why won’t you let the world see My glory?”That question is embedded in the instruction of Christ: “Let your light so shine before men…” The implication is clear — there is already light within us. God has deposited His life, nature, and glory in the believer. But possessing light is not enough. The light must be permitted to shine. Jesus did not say create light; He said let it shine. This means there is a responsibility placed on us. We have the ability either to reveal what God has placed within us or to restrain it. Until what is within us is allowed expression outwardly, it cannot glorify God publicly. The glory of God is revealed through visible obedience, visible transformation, and visible good works. Scripture says men will glorify the Father when they see your good works. This means there is something God intends the world to witness through your life. There is a dimension of God that cannot be preached effectively until it is seen visibly in a believer. And so the issue is not whether the light exists. The issue is whether the vessel will permit it to shine. Many believers have hidden what God intended to display. Some have covered their light with fear, insecurity, compromise, passivity, or the desire for human approval. But light hidden under a basket cannot reveal God to men. Notice also that Jesus said the light must shine before men. God never intended His glory in you to remain confined to private moments alone. The world is meant to encounter His nature through your life, your conduct, your courage, your purity, your love, your excellence, and your obedience. You are the custodian of that permission. God has entrusted men on the earth with the responsibility of allowing His will to find expression through them. Until you permit the light to shine, many around you may never encounter the glory God intended them to see through your life. So the question remains: Will you continue to hide what God placed within you, or will you let your light shine?
Prayer_Bead: Father in heaven, thank you for the privilege given me to let my light shine for the world to see your glory.
Wisdom_Quote: The power to let or not to let is given to you.
Salvation Prayer: Lord Jesus, I believe that you died for me and resurrected for my justification. Be my Lord and Saviour. Amen
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.