How Bright is our Light?

1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10-11; Philippians 2

“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life…”

Philippians 2:14-16

Light always dispels darkness. Those who hold out or share the word of life found in Jesus with the world around them, shine like the stars in the universe. Our value for the word of life is expressed by how we obey it and share it. Collecting Bibles doesn’t transform us or the world around us. The intensity of our light is affected by our sanctification, as those becoming “blameless and pure”. Paul went deeper and instructed the young Church to “do everything without complaining or arguing”. The humility required to not defend ourselves and to not compare or compete affects the brightness of our witness.

Is our life-witness to the reality of Jesus, the Word, getting brighter or dimmer?

Are we growing in humility, or are we complaining, arguing, and defending ourselves?

Paul’s light shone from a Roman prison cell as he wrote this letter, and it still shines today.

“Lord Jesus, you are the light within me, for your glory.”