The Light of Christ
03/02/08
Dr. Phil Wilkes, Ephesians 5:8-14
One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, “Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand.” The mother said, “Oh? What is it?” The little girl replied, “Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. He said God is so big that He could hold the world in His hand. Is that true?” The mother replied, “Yes, that’s true, honey.” “But Mommy, he also said that God comes to live inside of us when we believe in Jesus as our Savior. Is that true, too?” Again, the mother assured the little girl that what the pastor had said was true. With a puzzled look on her face the little girl then asked, “If God is bigger than us and He lives in us, wouldn’t He show through?”
Jesus describes those who put their trust in him and become his disciples this way in Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world.” The Apostle Paul picks up on this theme of light and darkness to urge Christians to live as children of the light. Paul says those who live in Christ’s light will reflect the light of Jesus by how they live, by their conversations, by their attitudes and how they treat others.
In this message you are challenged to consider how bright the light of Christ is being reflected to others through you. You have the incredible privilege of taking Christ’s light to those still living in darkness. May God empower you to not only live as a child of light but also reflect Christ to those who still need to meet Him as their Savior.
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One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, “Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand.” The mother said, “Oh? What is it?” The little girl replied, “Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. He said God is so big that He could hold the world in His hand. Is that true?” The mother replied, “Yes, that’s true, honey.” “But Mommy, he also said that God comes to live inside of us when we believe in Jesus as our Savior. Is that true, too?” Again, the mother assured the little girl that what the pastor had said was true. With a puzzled look on her face the little girl then asked, “If God is bigger than us and He lives in us, wouldn’t He show through?”
Jesus describes those who put their trust in him and become his disciples this way in Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world.” The Apostle Paul picks up on this theme of light and darkness to urge Christians to live as children of the light. Paul says those who live in Christ’s light will reflect the light of Jesus by how they live, by their conversations, by their attitudes and how they treat others.
In this message you are challenged to consider how bright the light of Christ is being reflected to others through you. You have the incredible privilege of taking Christ’s light to those still living in darkness. May God empower you to not only live as a child of light but also reflect Christ to those who still need to meet Him as their Savior.
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