Wednesday May 14th, 2024
« Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts »
Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.
Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.
The wise leaders will shine with all the brightness of the sky. And those who have taught many people to do what is right will shine like the stars forever.”
Those who are [spiritually] wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead many to righteousness, [will shine] like the stars forever and ever.
Shining in darkness is one thing but to shine in broad daylight is something else entirely.
It is extraordinary.
The only way to shine in broad daylight is to surrender your life to Christ – the Bright and Morning Star.
You cannot shine without Him because you have no light of your own.
You must become a disciple of Jesus Christ if you want to shine like Him and to achieve this you must obey His word and continue in it (John 8:31-32).
You can only shine when you reflect the light of the Bright and Morning star.
When the Bright and Morning Star takes over one’s life, many pleasant things begin to happen to that person.
- For example, Jesus the Bright and Morning Star deliberately came to this world poor, so that through His poverty, we might become rich, according to 2 Corinthians 8:9 NLT which says
« You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich »
- Flourishing when the economy of nations and the world in general is struggling is an example of shining as the Bright and Morning Star.
- Being perfectly whole in the midst of a pandemic is another great example since you have already been healed by the stripes of the Bright and Morning Star (1 Peter 2:24).
One of the fastest ways of shining like the Bright and Morning Star is to continue to do what He came to do, what He has also commissioned us His followers, to do: soul winning.
Our memory verse says that we His followers shall be wise and shine like the sun; that when we win souls, we shall shine like the stars.
Proverbs 11:30 tells us that those who win souls are wise.
To shine like the Bright and Morning Star, we must therefore be wise – we must win souls.
It is an open secret that I began to shine the moment I made up my mind to win souls into the Kingdom of God.
You also can become a star today.
Accept Jesus as your Lord, begin to win souls for Him and you will shine forever.
Application – Begin to win souls today and the Bright and Morning Star will shine through You.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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