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"Stay Lit"

S.E.E.D. For Today

Scripture: "Your lives light up the world. Let others see your light from a distance, for how can you hide a city that stands on a hilltop? Who would light a lamp and then hide it in an obscure place? Instead, it's placed where everyone in the house can benefit from it's light." Matthew 5:14-15 (TPT Bible)

Explanation: Jesus is describing to His disciples the nature of a servant of the Kingdom of God. It describes the influence every true believer should have in this world. The function of light is to make things visible so people can gain understanding by what is seen. Any believer that fails to stay lit is going against his nature as a new creature in Christ. The light is a reflected light, so that through us many will believe and praise God. Praise in this text is a translated term which means to manifest, when we shine our light we manifest or make visible the character and the nature of God.

Exercise: In urban vocabulary the word lit is described as something that is turned up or popping. Contrary to what they use the word for today this term was used in the 40's, 50's and 60's to describe a mildly intoxicated person, often used by blues and jazz musicians to describe the impairment and motor skill of a player. Jesus is instructing His disciples to never let the light within them get impaired by intoxicating themselves with the things of this world. To never do anything that would hide the light that they stay lit and illuminating, that their lifestyle would illumine others, that men and women everywhere would see their good actions and see their devotion to God and turn to the Father because of it. I challenge you to stay lit!

Devotion: Lord I pray that the light in me would shine for the world to see You. I pray that while the world is turning up, I turn on the light of front of my family, friends, co-workers, etc. that through me they will turn to You. Lord we live in a very dark world, remind me that as a agent of light I will live a life that brings Glory to You! God I pray to publicly stay lit, remain generous with my life, never  contradict Your instructions, and always keep You first. I pray that this light of mine, will shine for all the blind to see, In Jesus Name Amen!


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