 Photo Credit: Creative commons “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.” Luke 11:33 Yesterday, following my second prayer gathering on the National Day of Prayer, I sat on a wall that surrounds the Capitol to eat my lunch. A transient man came walking by and stopped to talk to me. He immediately reached out his hand to me while introducing himself, so I shook his hand. Sam was loud, rambunctious and either under the influence or has a mental illness, or both. It was a bit stressful for me, not knowing if he was going to try to steal my purse or be violent with me. In the 15 to 20 minutes that he spoke, his words were incoherent, except for the moment when he said to me, “You are so bright I can’t even look at your face.” Immediately, I thought of the Israelites who said a similar thing to Moses after Moses had spent time with God on Mount Sinai. “So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to approach him” (Exodus 34:30). Moses decided to wear a veil over his face whenever he spoke with them, but would remove it when he spoke with God. The apostle Paul mentioned this account with in the book of 2nd Corinthians and adds, “But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18). A bit later, while still speaking with Sam, he began calling me “the sun.” I didn’t understand the meaning behind this nickname, until he said “the sun is blinding.” I came to understand that Sam’s demons were being blinded by the light of Christ that I carry within me—a light that was only a reflection from spending hours in prayer with Him that morning. The light that I carried overcame the darkness that Sam carried. In the book of John we read, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). May we Christ-followers be bright as the Son!! May we shine the light of Christ for all the world to see and dispel the darkness wherever we go. Join me in praying for Sam‘s salvation, healing and wholeness in Christ Jesus. Jesus shed His blood for him! “Those who are wise will shine radiantly as the sky at midday. And those who turn many to the way of righteousness will shine brightly as stars for all eternity. Daniel 12:3 TPT The lyrics to Jaye Thomas' song "You Shine" carry the message of my article. Hope you enjoy it! Comments are closed.
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