Shine

There is something to be said about the power of enthusiasm in a believer. John Stott made this point by a story he told about an stanch unbeliever. Following are Stott’s words:

A strangely fascinating power is exerted by those who are utterly sincere. Such believers attract unbelievers, as with the case of David Hume, the eighteenth-century British deistic philosopher who rejected historic Christianity. A friend once met him hurrying along a London street and asked him where he was going. Hume replied that he was going to hear George Whitefield preach. 'But surely,' his friend asked in astonishment, 'you don't believe what Whitefield preaches, do you?' "No, I don't,' answered Hume, 'but he does.'

When you live like you believe, it shows. I don’t think it is too far fetched to say that it is for this very reason that we are asked in the Bible to let our lives shine with our passionate beliefs. The Apostle Matthew passed on the words of Jesus that touch this very issue in Matthew 5:16.

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

There it is. Let the world see what you believe. Let them know your enthusiasm and passion for your faith. Let it shine forth in your actions, in your word, in your life. And as you do, people will be attracted to the God whom you love.

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