Jesus is the Light of the World. He is shining so bright each and everyday. He is shining His light towards each of us throughout every day. Some of us notice it and jump right in. Others of us ignore it and walk right by. He wants every one of His children to see that light and take it and run with it, showing everyone they see on the way. We have to ask the Spirit to see the light, to direct it towards us so that we may see it even brighter. We have to hold on to that throughout each day, God will not let go of us. Holding on to that is holding on to His Presence, and holding on to that will bring you so much Joy you cannot imagine the results of that Joy in your life.
Matthew 5:14-16 (MSG) Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
2 Corinthians 3:16-18 (MSG)
Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We're free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.
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