Date: Sunday, 9th February, 2025
Text: Matthew 5:16
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
To shine is to make impact. It is to influence lives positively; it is to show forth the character of Christ in an evil world. The word of God says, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” Matthew 5:16 The whole world is full of confusion and perversion like sheep without shepherd, everybody doing whatever he deems right in his own eyes.
The word of God says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” Proverbs 14:12.
When the purpose of something is not known abuse is inevitable. Many are ignorant of the divine purpose of their God-given bodies, therefore they do all sorts of thing with it. They don’t understand that our bodies are God’s temples and are meant to honour God. You see a lot of defilements and sexual perversion going on all over the world.
Now humans get married to the same sex; they get married to dogs, cats and another types of animals. But the word of God clearly says, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” Genesis 2:24. It doesn’t say, a man will cling to another man; or a woman clings to another woman. The word of God didn’t say, a man will cling to an animal.
As believers in a confused world we are to live as examples as those who are in the light of God’s word which says, “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13:4
As from today, rise up and begin to shine forth as the light that you are in Christ. If you are till in the darkness of sin and unbelief, why not repent and come out of darkness into his marvellous light?
Prayer Nugget: In Jesus name, i rise up and begin to shine in Jesus name.
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