MARCH 29, 2024
Topic: SHINE LIKE THE SUN
Text: Matthew 5:13-16, Daniel 12:3
Memory Verse: Daniel 12:3 – “And those who are wise – the people of God shall shine as brightly as the sun’s brilliance, and those who turn many to righteousness will glitter like stars forever”.
Did it ever occur to you that as a child of God, you are to radiate in your countenance, the beauty and glory of God? Have you ever considered the inconsistency of having a glum expression while professing that the son of God, the light of the world, dwells within you?
Proverbs 15:13 reminds us that a happy face means glad heart; a sad face means a broken heart.
The story of Adoniram Judson, a missionary was told about how he went home on vacation many years ago and passed through a particular city. A young boy, playing about at the time of Judson’s arrival, was struck by the missionary’s appearance. He had never before seen such a light on a man’s face.
Curious, he ran up the street to a Minister’s home to ask if he knew who the stranger was. Following the boy back, the Minister became so engaged in conversation with the missionary that he forgot all about the lad standing nearby.
Many years later, that boy, unable to get away from the influence of what he had seen on a man’s face became the famous preacher, Henry Clay Trumbull. One chapter in his book of memoirs is entitled; “What a boy saw in the face of Adoniram Judson”.
Ashining face – radiant with the love and joy of Jesus Christ had changed a life. Just as flowers thrive when bent towards the light of the sun, so shining, radiant faces are the result of those who concentrate their gaze upon the Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayer: Father, I will spend sufficient time with you each day to insure a radiant countenance for the glory of God and as a witness to those with whom I have contact each day.