Let The Light Of God Shine Within You

"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."  Matthew 5:16 (NIV)

At the beginning of His Sermon on the Mount, after giving them the Beatitudes, Jesus, The Christ, told His disciples and the surrounding crowd to let the light of God which was within them shine so that men might see it in their good works and then give praise and glory to God in heaven.  They were to behave in such a way that their good deeds would give God glory.

All who have accepted Christ as their personal Savior, have the indwelling of The Holy Spirit and therefore have God within them. (Ezekiel 36:27 and Luke 17:21)  We need to keep our mind and our bodies clean because The Spirit of God will not dwell in an unclean temple. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)  If we focus on obeying The Word of God, then our behavior will more Christ-like, and those around us will see The Spirit of God shining within us, and we will be able to give God the glory for our good deeds and words. (Isaiah 60:1, 2 Corinthians 4:6 and Revelation 14:7)  By submitting to The Word of God which abides within us, we can overcome the devil. (James 4:7 and 1 John 2:14)  To God be the glory!!!