Do you remember the children's song: This little light of mine? Well, I clearly remember singing that song with all the hand motions, holding my finger up high with a smile on my face and with determination that I was going to let my little light shine. Maybe you remember that song, too and the childhood memories you enjoyed. It's a song I taught my children. It's a song I sang to a group of children at Kids Church. Everyone use to know this song.
I have a lamp in the front room of my house that shines brightly when turned on. It puts off a warm glow and illuminates the room and even peers into the hallway. One evening, as I drove into the driveway, I noticed my lamp was not shining. I thought my lightbulb has burned out. The warm glow was not present in the house. When I stepped inside and investigated further and examined the lamp, I noticed the lamp had been unplugged from the electric outlet. It simply was not receiving the source of electric necessary to cause the light to shine.
Matthew 5:16 records, "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven." Sometimes our lamps are not shining because we have become disconnected from our power source. Spiritually, we are not plugged in. We have not maintained our relationship with Christ nor have we allowed our spiritual lamps to shine brightly. We have become disconnected from His power by our neglect to read His Word and pray daily.
If you have lost your determination somewhere along the way to hold your light high or stand strong in God with determination, then maybe you are not connected. If you are afraid that the world will push you back where you were before Christ, then investigate the situation and get plugged back into the power source. A relationship with God will make you strong enough to hold your light high and illuminate your sphere of influence. Let your light shine.
