November 2

If we are truly passionate about the Christ we profess to love and serve, we will reflect that passion in our everyday lives. Psalm 9:1 states clearly the focus of its writer. Here he says, “I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart. I will show forth Your marvelous works and wonderful deeds.”

Jesus said in Luke 6:45, “…out of the abundance of his heart, a man speaks.” He is clearly stating here that the heart is the seat of the words we utter and by extrapolation, of the things we think and the things we do. The entirety of our interaction with others is rooted in what we allow to occupy our hearts.

If we allow Jesus to reign in our lives from the throne of our hearts, the preponderance of what we think and say and do will be a reflection of Him. Oh, we may indeed be a pale reflection of His light, for we do see but a dark reflection of His glory. Yet if we will allow His glory to be revealed in us as we open the dark recesses of our being to the wonders of His love and light, we will discover that His presence enhances the light we endeavor to shine.

Will we be transparent so He can shine through us? Not always, but if we are passionate about Him, we will allow our love for Him to spill over those around us as He allows His love to spill over us. Will we be free of failure in our attempt to shine His light into the darkness? Not always, but if we are passionate about Him, we will not allow our fear of imperfection to hinder us from letting His perfection and His passion to shine through us.