Question: How does
the Lord’s light shine through people?
Answer: Visit Chick-fil-A. One Saturday afternoon, the Lord introduced
me to a man. My husband and I entered the restaurant while this man talked
at the door with some ladies. Such
contagious laughter drew me to glance a second time, and instantly I noticed
his smile that beamed so far and so wide. Even more, he seemed to honestly care for these ladies in a way that intrigued me.
Minutes later I saw the man more closely when he approached our table to
offer a drink refill. My husband handed
him the single cup we shared, yet the man returned with 2 cups. “My boss says people are important,”
he grinned. In that moment, my whole
body paused to recognize the wisdom in his words.
Therein lay the reason his smile radiated so brightly. So truly joyful was he in the moment and so
content in his manner that I soon realized my eyes releasing tears, and I wondered why. His thoughtful interaction
with people and the ease with which he moved about—he portrayed a genuine love
of life that lifted me out of our more commonly cynical world. I regularly ask the Lord to impart to me His love
of people. I don’t know exactly what that
love always looks like, but meeting this man gave me a good glimpse. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 4:6, “For God,
who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts
to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of
Christ.” And I welcome His light to shine in
my heart, both for my sake and for the sake of those I meet. I sit to imagine what God’s glory looked like
to shine over Bethlehem all those
years ago. A star that led people to know
the purest of love. A star that shines still now in the hearts of men. May He shine
His light upon you today. May He shine through you. Merry Christmas.
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