Reflect the Light of the Son

            Every once in a while I take the chance to look in my files, reflecting on articles written over the years.  The following article caught my eye because it relates to our theme so well.  Although you will not remember it, I am sure you will be blesses by it once again.  This was written in February of 1994 by Terry.

            One night last week, as I was walking to the church building, I was amazed at how the light of the full moon illuminated the usual darkness of night.  Although it was late in the evening, it was actually quite bright outside.  This is even more fascinating when you consider the fact that the moon has absolutely no light of its own!  The moon merely reflects the light of the sun to the earth.  As Christians, we really have no light of our own either.  Isaiah put it well when he said, “But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are like filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6).  But, just as the moon reflects the light of the sun to the earth, Christians reflect the light of the Son to the world.  Listen to the words of 2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”  Jesus said in Mt 5:16, “You are the light of the world.”  But this illuminating power comes – not from ourselves – but from Him.  When we “walk in the Light, as He is in the light” (1 Jn 1:7), we reflect the Lord’s glory, illuminate our surroundings, and influence the world for Christ?

            Terry