For
God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our
hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of
Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6 (KJV)
A lovely antique prism hangs in my
window. On bright days it refracts the sun and sends brilliant rainbows dancing
around the room.
It is a beautiful reminder of God’s
love.
If the crystal were silver, the
sun’s beauty would reflect its source, but would not refract with clear
brilliancy on everything around it. That is like us, dear ones, when we receive
God’s grace.
It’s a marvelous truth that when we
give our hearts to Christ Jesus, our eternal home with Him is secure. We
worship Him with adoration and praise, reflecting His love back to Him in
humble gratefulness.
But wait, there’s more—if God
intended for that to be all He desired for us, why wouldn’t He have taken us to
Paradise right then and there?
He leaves us on earth to be His body,
loving and doing good works. In communion with Him we are strengthened and
empowered to let His light pass through us to others, so their eyes can be
opened to the life-giving power of His love.
His plan is like an infinite circle
of love beginning with Him and returning to Him. As His Word says in 1 John
4:19, We love because He first loved us.
During this process of holy
reflection and refraction as our hearts are lit with His love, we shower the
light of it on others, helping to complete the circle.
Father,
change our hearts from silver to purest crystal so we shine Your love on
everyone we meet, pointing them to Your saving grace.
©2020 Bonnie Mae Evans
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