“ARISE, SHINE; for thy light is come, and glory
of the Lord is risen upon thee.” Isa 60:1
Isaiah’s
reference to the light was a vision of Christ and the gospel (Isa 58:8; 10
& 9:2); that delivers a soul from its darkness. Isaiah’s encouragement is just
as called for today and even more so with the fulfillment of Christ. Man was
not made to mourn; he was made to rejoice in the Lord. The worlds view calls
one to sit in the midst of life’s joys, looking for the coming sorrow;
Christianity empowers the believer to arise and shine in the midst of the world’s
sorrows, foreseeing the coming joy. Understand
that happiness is not found in perfection, but in the ability to look beyond
the imperfections. Don’t live in the shadows of yesterday, walk in the light of
today and its promised hope of tomorrow; not for the purpose of everyone
hearing you say you’re a Christian, but rather for everyone to see Christ SHINE
in you.
It’s
not happy people who are thankful, its thankful people who are happy!
HSAY…
Todd
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