Philippians 2:15b You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of crooked & perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before them.
our world is very dark - some people's lives are dark because of what's been done to them. some are dark because of what they've done to themselves.
we as Christ followers are people filled with light. Not everyone will be drawn to that light because they see who they are in it.
but where would you & I be, or anyone who follows Him, if the people whose lives were a beacon of hope in a dark world had decided live like that around us?
Who was the first person to tell Billy Graham about Jesus? Or Mother Teresa? Or Eric Liddell (chariots of fire runner)? Or Christy Zbylut, Dexter Meeks, Michael Hall (all on the World Race)? Or John Wood? Or Chris Tomlin? Or Mike Bickle? Or...?
You get the idea.
There is a ripple effect to our lives that we know nothing about, until we get to heaven.
Let's be who we are in Him, & let Him use His light coming out of us to change our world.
our world is very dark - some people's lives are dark because of what's been done to them. some are dark because of what they've done to themselves.
we as Christ followers are people filled with light. Not everyone will be drawn to that light because they see who they are in it.
but where would you & I be, or anyone who follows Him, if the people whose lives were a beacon of hope in a dark world had decided live like that around us?
Who was the first person to tell Billy Graham about Jesus? Or Mother Teresa? Or Eric Liddell (chariots of fire runner)? Or Christy Zbylut, Dexter Meeks, Michael Hall (all on the World Race)? Or John Wood? Or Chris Tomlin? Or Mike Bickle? Or...?
You get the idea.
There is a ripple effect to our lives that we know nothing about, until we get to heaven.
Let's be who we are in Him, & let Him use His light coming out of us to change our world.
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