Shine Your Light

Mark 4: 21-34

Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; 32 but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”
33 And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.

God’s words are true. But if we’re not seeking the path to righteousness we’ll only be blindsided when His truth comes to light in our lives. We must rise above the world’s thoughts and ways of doing things to be a light for God. God says, there is nothing hidden that will not come to light. Which is why we see everyone being exposed from the White House on down. Our hidden secrets will also come to light if not dealt with. However, to draw life’s truth out, we must be in our bibles learning and watching God’s word manifest. I never thought my mother stole my inheritance left to me by my father. I just assumed it was foolishly spent. But, as time moved on and growth in my mother never happened, I could see by reading my bible each day something was wrong. The more I loved, as God would have us to do, the more evil she became in her behavior. God says let the tares and the wheat grow up together, then separate them at harvest. (Matthew 13: 24-29) “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” My mother was tearing my spirit apart with her ways. God says in Proverbs it becomes like a sport to them. When you’re in the word of God and obeying His commands and laws, you are going to feel as if the whole world is against you. Also, in Proverbs it says that they do not sleep until they make someone sin. The flesh must be fed, which is why God asks us to kill it. He that is in us, is stronger than he who is in the world. Our minds and hearts must be committed to God. We must open them to God in the spirit and observe the truth from His word. We are His vessels, here to expose and separate ourselves from darkness. Then He says more will be given us. Whoever doesn’t have the word of God, even what they have will be taken. We are in a kingdom that God has blessed. A kingdom that will increase us by our words and obedience to His words. God tells us to plant our mustard seed of faith in the word and see if it doesn’t grow beyond compare. Blessings upon blessings are what God wants to give us. Let God explain everything to you in how His universe operates. Then shine your light for all the world to see. (Colossians 1:28) “He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

Blessings to all as we let our lights shine for God,

Vincent Young, Christian Analyst.