Be a Light in Dark Places

January 2nd, 2010 by Steve

12“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.— John 14:12 (ESV)
Light through mirrors

Mirrors can bring light in dark places
(Still from `The Mummy`)

Today’s Verse of the Day (Twitter ‘ votd’) reminded me of the incredible truth that, although God is jealous for His glory and His name (Ex 20:5; Ex 34:14; Deut 4:24; Deut 5:9; Deut 6:15; Josh 24:19; Eze 39:25), He delights in sharing His glory with us, which He does by working His will through us. We are told to act in His name (John 14:13-14), and in doing so become His agents.

The glory of the Lord is reflected by us, as a mirror reflects the light; the mirror has no right to boast in its light-generating capacity, for it has none, ‘though it can be praised for its smoothness and its reflectivity. It only works in the sight of the light – a mirror in a dark room has no value, be it never so perfect; when reflection of light is your sole function, you really need light!

Further, being the smoothest, clearest, cleanest, purest reflector possible will show the Source of Light most clearly. When a mirror has imperfections, those imperfections not only show up in light, they also distort the image being reflected.

Finally, when the mirror is reflecting something that is out of sight (so that the mirror is the only way you can see it), the value of the mirror is radically increased. For us as mirrors, reflecting the Image without distortion is vital. Our perfection lies in our truest reflection of the Light. Our value as transmittors of the One Light is inestimable.

Our praise lies not in being gods, but in being God’s.

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One Response to “Be a Light in Dark Places”

  1. Rose Says:
    January 2nd, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Wow… thoughtful, insightful and convicting! {Time to work on polishing my mirror!}
    And isn’t 2 Cor. 3:18 so encouraging: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” (NASB) I know some translations use “reflecting” instead of or as an alternate reading to “beholding” in that verse… I think they’re both true…we have to have our eyes focused on Him {“beholding”}, facing Him, in order to be able to best “reflect” His glory…and as we behold/reflect, we are transformed…

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