“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…”
We’ve heard it a hundred times before, but what does it mean?
I guess I was under the impression that my light would shine when I was doing something that brought glory to God: when I was helping a friend, or serving my family. When I’m kind to a stranger or offer to help to somebody in need.
Surely, all those things are shining a light, right?
But what about all the other parts of my days/weeks/months/years? What about the times when I’m angry and choose to be ugly instead of graceful? What about the times when I get so frustrated that I yell instead of maintaining my peace?
My light isn’t shining in those moments.
When I choose to walk in my flesh instead of the spirit, my light goes dark.
I’m not glorifying God in those moments.
Get this– in 1 John chapter 1, the Bible says GOD IS LIGHT, and in Him is NO DARKNESS AT ALL.
No darkness.
Verse 6 goes on to say that if we claim to have fellowship in God, but walk in darkness, we are lying, and don’t know the truth.
Hello, conviction.
I’m human. I will fail. I will never be perfect on this side of eternity. But that doesn’t mean I should choose to walk in darkness, because that would separate me from God. I can’t have fellowship in darkness.
“…Won’t let Satan blow it out, I’m gonna let it shine…”
It would be so easy to go dark and stay there. To live out my worldly desires and sit in filth. Satan would love it, too, because I can’t shine my light and spread the gospel if my soul is wallowing in the mud.
So I have to make a choice.
You do too.
“…let it shine till Jesus comes, I’m gonna let it shine!”
I want to be a shining example of God’s light–his mercy, grace, peace, love, and forgiveness. If my actions or behaviors aren’t bringing God glory, or furthering the kingdom, I need to make some changes.
but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1 John 1:7 KJV
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