Re-Center Around God
Matthew 5:14a
“You are the light of the world."
~ Jesus
Drawing from our identity as a light of Christ, let’s re-center our lives around God again.
The widow at the Temple in Luke 21:1-4 (our story for the week on Saturday) is our example of light-shining: Without knowing it, her giving related to being a light in this world.
By being faithful to God, the widow and her mite provide a light for God (Jesus) to enlighten others with insights about giving attitudes – and God is definitely glorified by her in this situation. Ironically, some might view her ‘light-giving’ as minimal in this environment; small; minimal. Yet she was, by Jesus’ estimation, the most powerful light there, strategically-placed to serve the purpose God intended.
We don't need to be anything other than we are -- in godly form. And that godly form bubbles up from our spirits as we are walking with the Spirit, following Jesus, and hanging with our Father and His family.
Review for the Week
Have you become overly-focused on your identity as one fitting into your environment form-wise rather than functioning for your environment faith-wise?
Repent if Necessary
of being overly-focused on fitting into your environments rather than functioning for your environments as a light for Christ.
Return as Necessary
Spend some time with God refilling your tank, whether singing, praying, listening to His Word, enjoying His nature. Then return to your environment ready to bless others with God’s love-laden light within You.
Micro-Meditation Scripture
Psalm 103:15-16
15 The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
Micro-Meditation
Teaching or Command of God
1 Peter 1:23 & 24
"You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God…
"…All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall…"
1 Peter 1:25
…but the word of the Lord endures forever.” this is the word that was preached to you.
Pondering Point
Here is a teaching sandwiched by two promises in 1 Peter 1:23-25. Although you are like grass in a sense, here today and gone tomorrow, you have been born again through the enduring Word of God – both will endure forever.