And shining lights that bring glory to the Father

What will people see in me today?
Will they glorify God because of it?

What will God see in me today?
Will it bring exceeding joy to Him?

If you’re a Christian, this is about you as well…

  • Christians whose lamp flames flicker and grow dull — less glory for God.
  • Christians whose lights dim — continuing darkness for the world.
  • Christians whose good works diminish before evil — reduced joy for the Father?

I want my life to tell for Jesus!

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but thou shouldest keep them from the evil. -John 17:15

Blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world. -Philippians 2:15

Ye are the salt of the earth, . . . the light of the world. -Matthew 5:13,14

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is heaven. -Matthew 5:16

I also withheld thee from sinning against me. -Genesis 20:6

The Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. -2 Thessalonians 3:3

So did not I, because of the fear of God. -Nehemiah 5:15

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father. -Galatians 1:4

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. -Jude 24,25

Daily Light on the Daily Path | August 10, Morning

To this I aspire.

For this I strive.

In this I come short.

Oh, God, help.

Our state. God's provision. Both shockingly inclusive.

No good thing within.

No good thing withheld.

And how to arrive at the second from the first.

Here, notice this from my reading this morning in Daily Light on the Daily Path:

“I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing” (Romans 7:18).

That made me think of the other time “no good thing” appears in the King James Version:

“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11).

That is shocking in its inclusivity. What a motivator to walk uprightly before God today!

Well, here are two more excerpts (read it all | buy the book):

“Perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD” (Ezekiel 16:14).

“Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us” (Psalm 90:17).

God’s beauty upon us? Wow!

Who will see it upon us today?