By The Light Of The Moon

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When is the last time you were outside and looked up to the velvety black night sky at the glowing moon? Even if it’s been a while, you can picture it, can’t you?

It seems as if the Moon is lighting up the night sky, however, that’s not entirely accurate. While reading “Indescribable, 100 Devotions About God & Science,” by Louie Giglio, I was reminded that there is “no such thing as moonlight.”

Giglio eloquently notes, “The Sun gives off light, which means it’s luminous. But the Moon is illuminated, which means it’s lit up by reflecting the Sun’s light.”

The key for this phenomenon to occur is being in the right place. The Moon has to be in just the right place in order to reflect the Sun’s light.

Do you see the analogy I see, my radiant friends? As soon as I read this devotional, I couldn’t help but think of our quest to reflect God’s light in our everyday lives.

We are like the Moon, unable to shine by ourselves, but when in the right place – following Jesus – God’s light bounces off of us and onto others.

In a practical way, what does that look like? Giglio writes, “When you follow Jesus, you reflect His light–His love, goodness, grace, kindness, and power–into the lives of those around you. You shine simply by staying close to Him, the Light of the World!”

John 8:12 “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'”

As we think about entering the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas, let us remember to stay close to Him. Let’s not let the all the events on our calendars push away our time with Jesus. Perhaps we could even take a moment to go outside, look up at the night sky and take a good long gander at the Moon.

Every time we see the Moon, may it remind us to stay close to Jesus and reflect His light in our everyday lives. Let us go be radiant this week.

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