"Shine" By
Melanie Rigney
She was able to eat for
a year, and Elijah and her son as well; the jar of flour did not go empty, nor
the jug of oil run dry, as the LORD had foretold through Elijah. (1 Kings 17:15-16)
Lord, let your face shine on us.
(Psalm 4:7a)
“Just so, your light must shine before others, so that they
may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” (Matthew 5:16)
Piety
There’s a light in the depths
Of your darkness
There’s a calm at the eye
Of every storm.
There’s a light in the depths
Of your darkness.
Let it shine
Oh, let it shine
(“There’s a Place in the World for a
Gambler” by Dan Fogelberg)
Study
It was a miracle, really, the way
the widow’s bit of flour and oil never went empty, even after a year. She had
been quite prepared for her and her son to die of starvation, then Elijah came
on the scene. The widow could have turned out Elijah when he talked about God’s
prophecy. But she didn’t. Elijah could have assumed it was another widow with
whom he was to connect. But he didn’t. And so, that light he brought to the
little home in Zarephath shone brighter and brighter as the truth in his words
was borne out.
Light. The world never seems to have
enough of it. Succumbing to the darkness takes so much less effort than looking
for light, let alone following it. Like the widow, we unconsciously prepare to
die of starvation. We see ourselves helpless and hopeless against the
challenges of the world. But when we believe that, we diminish ourselves and
God.
Light. It comes in quiet ways
sometimes, the gentle urging that you join friends in an online prayer group,
the unplanned donation you make to a charity just because the restraint in not
returning fire for fire on social media.
Light. When you let it shine, it’s a
miracle, really.
Action
Shine His light today in a way you
didn’t yesterday.Photo: https://pixabay.com/photos/milky-way-universe-person-stars-1023340/
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