Facing the Light

[Daily Devotional]

Facing the Light 

     Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. If
thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole
shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give
thee light. Luke 11:35, 36.  

     The moment the eye is turned from Jesus, darkness is seen, darkness is
felt, for Jesus only is light and life and peace and assurance forever. "If
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light" (Matt.
6:22). . . . What is it to have a single eye? It is to have a disposition to
look upon Christ, for by beholding we become changed from glory to glory,
from character to character.  

     As we keep Christ in view, the bright rays of the Sun of Righteousness
shine upon us and flood the chambers of the mind and heart and fill the soul
temple with light. As the Light of the world shines upon us, we diffuse it
to those around "as when the bright shining of a candle doth give . . .
light." The soul that is stayed upon God commits to Christ all that
perplexes, all that annoys, all that gives anxiety. The light of Christ
shines in the soul in all goodness and peace, for in Him dwelleth all the
fullness of the Godhead bodily. . . .  

     Those who behold Christ will never plead that their own will may be
done, or that their old ways and habits may be left undisturbed. As they
behold Jesus, His image becomes engraved on heart and soul, and in all their
practices they reflect His example upon the world. Day by day the hands, the
feet, the tongue, follow the dictates of the spiritual nature, and faith
makes their path a path that grows brighter and brighter unto the perfect
day. Everything that keeps us from attaining unto the likeness of Christ is
working out for us eternal loss. Then let no one plead for a continuance of
his own way. Let no one seek to excuse his deficiencies of character by
saying, It is "my way." Cooperate with Jesus Christ and you will see that
your own way is a way full of deficiency and fault, and that if it is not
corrected it will cause you to put into your character building traits that
will be as rotten timbers. . . . Let nothing of these defects of character
be found in your building. Build on the rock Christ Jesus.  

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