Shining for Christ - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2024

Do all things without murmurings and reasonings, that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world, holding forth the word of life.
Philippians 2:14-16

Shining for Christ
Christ's yesterday was the accomplishment of redemption—His tomorrow is having His Church with Himself in glory. But He is a living Christ for today. Christ cannot light a single spark in the heart of an individual without that tiny little spark being for God. He gives the light, and has ordained that every ray of it is to reflect something for God.

Nothing is more blessed than to have sympathy with Christ in His thoughts—to be able to say, "I know what Christ cares about, and that which is the care of His heart shall be the care of my heart." He is caring about a testimony on earth for God; and if I am only little enough in my own eyes, He will say, "I can bring out a ray in you, and place you exactly where it can shine." Christ has present thoughts about His sheep: if rays of light shine on them, it is that they may shine from them. You may have very little light, but the glimmer of a glowworm shines out brightly in a dark night.

We are to give a practical testimony to the lordship of Christ. Once, we did not feel the reality of His being at God's right hand as Lord of everything and of all; now it is our very joy to think that He is so. God is working in you to will and to do of His good pleasure, and that good pleasure is that everything in heaven, on earth, and under the earth is to bow down to His Christ.

G. V. Wigram
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,This little light of mine, yes, I'm gonna let it shine,Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Harry Dixon Loes