Set The Example

Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

- 1 Peter 2:11-12, NIV

What a world we live in when the people who live in it don’t believe in God, nor conduct themselves in a Godly manner, yet can still see His glory through us! How magnificent is it that God’s light shines through His people so that even the darkest of hearts might see the move of God? God’s ability to use the seemingly insignificant and transform it into something relevant is just a small sample of His greatness. It is this greatness that resides so deeply in what we do or fail to do that it significantly impacts the world. Understand that as the Lord’s light beams, we are charged with spreading His light…His Word, as well as, illuminating the paths of those around us. Know that where there is light there is no darkness…and this is specifically why we must set the example in all we do (word and deed) and not fall prey to darkness. Imagine if we are the first and last thing this world views…then wonder whether or not our actions illuminated or further darkened their paths. Be mindful of your surroundings and the impact our actions have upon them. Today let us set the example in all our actions that we may bring light to darkness and glory to God’s name.

BE BLESSED!