From my readings this week in Acts, this verse stood out to me the most. A few years ago, I served as a youth director at a church in Oklahoma City. During this time, I had the opportunity to work with many different students from all different backgrounds. The students I worked with were not your typical students who came from good families, they were students who were fatherless, who were homeless and students who were searching for love in all areas of their lives. From this experience, God really showed me the importance of being the light onto others and showing them an unconditional love that only comes from Christ Jesus. From my experience with each of these students, I learned that my mission as a follower of Christ is to be a catalyst in pushing back darkness for the Kingdom of God.
As followers of Christ, we are called to be the light to the ones we come in contact with on a daily basis. This can mean being the light of Christ to our co-workers, our families and even to the cashier at Publix. No matter who it is we come in contact with God has called us to be a light that shines bright onto the lives of others all around us. As a community of believers, God has called each of us to reach our hand into the dark and help bring someone into the light of Christ.
My prayer is that this week, we will be a light in the darkness... That we will have the courage to help someone overcome darkness in their lives by pointing them to the cross and allowing them to experience God in their lives like never before. The light of Christ will always overpower darkness.
Be the light.
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