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The simple definition: to shine with a bright, shimmering, reflected light. From sequins on a dress, to crystal that dances in the dark radiance of the moon, the origin of the shimmering light is neither the sequin or the crystal. From a child’s artwork filled with glitter, to the ballroom dancer’s gown, the light shining brilliant and arresting is only reflected from these elements.
There are no sources of reflected light streaming in my office this morning. It’s overcast, and although the sun is shining on the world, it isn’t in my little office, or out in my yard, or anywhere else I can see with the naked eye. This doesn’t prove the sun isn’t shining, it just means I can’t see it through the filter of the clouds. Life is like that sometimes. I wouldn’t describe this as a dark day, nor would I say it’s gloomy, although that comes closer. It just is what it is; overcast.
It’s as though The Creator just covered this part of my personal world with a curtain which allowed light to pass through and bring sight, but not beaming in full force, or being reflected off of every shiny surface. My mind races with the symbolic inferences of my daily life. Jesus said, [John 8:12] “”I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” Then Matthew records another time when Jesus said, [Matthew 5:14] “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Jesus is The LIGHT, we are the glitter. I know this because He also went on to say [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.” The Dr. Jim version of Jesus’ statement is: “Reflect My light through what you do in a way that God get’s the praise.” We do this best when we comprehend, then live in the understanding, that we are not the original source of the light we reflect. When God found us, we were a lump of coal. When God delivers us from the darkness, we become multifaceted diamonds designed to reflect the Glory of God’s radiance.
So does your life glitter this way? What about days when the sky is overcast, spiritually? When you’ve had a late night, it’s a little difficult to get out of bed, it’s a Monday and all that work is still waiting for you? When storm clouds roll in and it gets really dark, is there enough Son still shining into your life, that you glitter, shine and sparkle God’s love and light to everyone around?
According to Jesus, that’s why we’re here.
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