“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16
We are called to be the light of the world, but, what does that mean? And, do we take those words seriously in the light of God’s grace?
A mirror is a just a piece of glass without a light to reflect. So our soul is dark without the Light. Did you know that a mirror is one of the oldest and most effective rescue items? A small mirror reflecting the sun’s light can reach across miles and be seen be distant eyes bringing rescuers to the lost.
That light is the grace of God, Christ Himself. If a small mirror reflecting eh sun can have such an effect, how much more can the soul mirror the Light that is Jesus? If we turn our souls to reflect Christ the reflection will be blinding, especially when reflected into a dark and stormy world.
To reflect His grace we must do a few things on our part first. First, we have to polish the surface, our soul must be clean to take all of His grace to shine it back on the world. Great news with this…we don’t have to worry about cleaning … Christ offers the deepest and purest cleaning agent ever imagined, His mercy and grace. Better than any windex. Then, after He washes us clean we must be willing to turn toward Him or we can’t reflect the light of His grace. Face a mirror in the wrong direction and it shines nothing. Point it at the sun and it can be seen through the horizon. Same with our soul, point it to the Son and it will be seen clearly by all who look and even catch the eye of those looking away.
Accept His grace then cry out with Mary ‘my souls magnifies the Lord’ and see what it means to be within His Holy fire and on Burning with His love and grace.
He is exalted – stand in His grace and exalt the name of the King of Kings as a child of the Father
In Christ’s light