YOU Can Be a "JOY Light"!

          Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  No need to hide when you’re drinking it!  Let your JOY for Jesus shine….everywhere you go.

            “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!”  Many of us sang that catchy little tune as children, but did we really understand what it meant?  What does it mean to let your light shine? The “Joyce” definition would be: “let the JOY of Jesus radiate from you, in you and through you”!  When we are in church or when we’re with a Christian group who “understand” our faith, we seem to more easily “shine” for Jesus.  But what about when we’re in a secular setting or with people we don’t know very well.  Are we bold enough to represent Jesus, no matter where we are?  

            A consistent Christian doesn’t turn his light off and on, according to where he is or who he is with.  A genuine, sold-out for the Lord believer, is the same every time you see him.  He shines with the joy of the Lord in the good and the difficult times.  She boldly and lovingly proclaims her faith on the job, at the ballgame, in the grocery store, at home and at church.  

            In Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus said:   “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

            When our “light” is shining for Jesus, we bring glory to Him.  And that light reflects back into our hearts so that we can RADIATE His joy onto others.

             Let your JOY light shine!