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WHEN THERE IS LIGHT III
Memorise:
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. .. Matthew 5:15
Read:
John 4:7-18, 25-30
Message
One of my spiritual daughters, a friend and former classmate of my wife, had a big problem — cancer of the voice box. The doctors said that the only way to keep her alive was to remove her voice box, meaning that she would never talk again. They did, and from then on, she could no longer speak. However, we kept praying for her, believing that God would heal her. One day, I had just returned from a trip when I saw a woman rolling on the floor. When she looked up, I saw that it was my wife's friend, and she said, "It's me, Daddy. I can talk again."
Beloved, you cannot receive the kind of miracle in the story above and not testify. That is the kind of miracle that will make everyone around you acknowledge that only God could have made it happen. When the Light of the World visits a person, that fellow will not be able to keep his or her mouth shut. The Samaritan woman in today's Bible reading became an evangelist the moment she encountered the Light. She went into her city, telling everyone to come and see the Light. You cannot have the Light and hide it under a bushel (Matthew 5:15).
The Light doesn't only come with blessings and miracles; He also comes with assignments and responsibilities. After the madman of Gadara was delivered in Mark 5:2-20, Jesus gave him an assignment to tell others about his miracle. A fellow cannot come into the Light and continue to live a purposeless life. In the Light, you are commissioned to do God's will. After the madman's deliverance, he went everywhere telling people, "I was once a madman living in tombs, but I met the Light. Now, I am an evangelist." Likewise, when the Light found Peter, he became a fisher of men. When Paul came into this glorious Light, he became a renowned missionary, taking the gospel everywhere. You cannot come into the Light and remain idle. The Light empowers people to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creatures (Mark 16:15).
Beloved, wherever you go, God wants you to shine His light. Make it your life's mission to tell everyone you come across about the marvellous Light that has set you free. I pray for you today that the Light will visit you and give you a testimony that you won't be able to hide. You will tell a new story and sing a new song, in Jesus' name.
Bible In One Year:
Joshua 8-10
Hymn:
To The Work! To The Work! We Are Servants Of God
Action Point:
Today, tell someone about something Jesus has done for you. Shine the Light of Jesus for others to see.
To the work! to the work! we are servants of God
Toiling on, toiling on.
Toiling on, toiling on.
Let us hope, let us watch,
And labour till the Master comes.
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