Monday,
February 16, 2026
Matt 5:14-16
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an
hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
16 Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven.
A candle may resent the flame – but will always yield to
it.
Like a candle, we may resent the heat of the flame of ministry. We know
that this flame will gradually wear us away, but we also know that this is our
purpose and reason for existence. Fancier candles may give off their sweet
perfume but that is not their essential purpose or design. They are to give
forth light and to do that they must yield to the flame. We care because God’s
care has been melted and formed within us. It is part of who we are as believers.
We respond because the spirit of the Good Samaritan has been poured into us. We
shine because the master regularly trims our wick.
You too are a candle, formed and poured by the Lord. Do not resist the flame of
obligation and duty. Do not hide your light under the basket of selfishness.
Take your place on the candlestick and let your light shine. Men will see your
good works and understand that God is at the center of them. Glorify God today!
Go! Shine!
Dear Lord, I yield to the flame today! Use me to send forth
your light. AMEN
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