Verse of the Day - Psalm 37:5-6

Commit your life to the Lord. Here is what he will do if you trust in him. He will make your godly ways shine like the dawn. He will make your honest life shine like the sun at noon.
~ Psalm 37:5 (NIrV)

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You realize that the Christian life is not about us, per se, right? I mean, it's not just for us that we are saved from sin and set on a new path, right?

God didn't open our eyes to the truth of His good news gospel, just so we could be set free and then hang out, "chilaxing", 'til Jesus comes back and takes us to where He is. No, we are called to be a light to the world...

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill can't be hidden. Also, people do not light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand. Then it gives light to everyone in the house. "In the same way, let your light shine in front of others. Then they will see the good things you do. And they will praise your Father who is in heaven. ~ Matthew 5:14-16 (NIrV)

~ When we commit our way to the Lord, we turn over the keys of our life to Him. We are acknowledging that how we think and act is not up to par, not good or right, but flawed and distorted. We surrender to His thinking and His ways, and allow Him to be the guiding influence in our daily walk.

~ When we trust in the Lord, we are putting our weight fully on Him, believing that He will hold us and not break apart like sandcastles in the incoming tide. We are relying on the fact that He is truth, and nothing and no one is more trustworthy than He.

The Word says that when we do these things, God causes our life to shine -- a light to the world, bright like the sun on a summer day! Living a life that submits to God and rests in His leading is a life of goodness and right living. It stands out like pink in a sea of gray, like the graphic technique that is so popular because of the 'pop' that color gives to a black and white world...



The point God is making is that He is the one who causes us to shine. Like the moon that simply reflects off of the sun, we reflect off the one we gaze at and focus on. And that shines to the world, making an impact that causes people to look to God.

I pray you can commit your way to God today and every day, trusting that He knows what He's doing and has things in control, and know that your life, as a result, will give light to a dark world, to those searching for lasting truth that can only be found in God Himself.

Love,
Joelene