Glow In The Dark - Michele Huey

GLOW IN THE DARK

Matthew 5:14-16; Exodus 34:29-35

            When Moses came down from Mount Sinai¼his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.                                                                  – Exodus 34:29 (NIV)

            I can remember when I first discovered how glow-in-the-dark figures really worked.  Until then I’d never really given much thought to how something could radiate light without being a source of light itself.  I noticed how they shone brightly at first, then slowly lost their glow.  Rather than give off light all by themselves, glow-in-the-dark figures radiate the light they’ve absorbed from a light source such as a light bulb or the sun.  The brighter the light source and the closer and longer the exposure, the more light is absorbed and the brighter the glow.

            I remember how I’d take a glow-in-the-dark figure and hold it close to a light bulb, then hurry to a darkened room so I could watch it glow.  But the glow would eventually fade, and I’d have to return for more light.

            Christians, too, are “glow-in-the-dark” figures.  We are to radiate the light we absorb from God to a world darkened with selfishness and sin.  The closer we get and the longer we stay in His presence, the brighter we will glow.

            I wonder how well I am radiating God to those around me.  Too often I jump right into the day without taking much time to absorb His light through praying and reading His Word.  Then, when I go into the sin-darkened world, His radiance dims much too quickly.

            Yes, I can go to church once or twice a week and catch some light, but it’s only when I’m up close to God on a daily basis and I spend adequate time with Him that I absorb – and then radiate – the most Light.

            Remind me, O God, that my purpose in life is to radiate Your glory.  For You alone are the true Source of Light.   Amen.

By Michele  Huey

© 2000 by Michele  Huey. All rights reserved.

Michele Huey is the author of The Heart Remembers, “Gracie’s Gift,” Vol. 1 in her Fifth Wheel series, and Before I Die­, as well as two books of devotionals. She writes an award-winning weekly newspaper column, God, Me, and a Cup of Tea. Michele and her husband, Dean, live in western Pennsylvania and have three grown children and five grandchildren. Visit Michele online: www.michelethuey.com