This little light of mine
I remember one of my favorite songs from when I was little, and I would sing it loud and proud.
This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine. Oh, this little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine.
This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine. Let it shine, all the time, let it shine.
You may remember singing the song when you were young too. It also became a Civil Rights Anthem. What are we singing about in this song? What is our light? In the song, we hold the light, or the light is in us. The song may want us to consider the light inside us reflecting the love of Jesus.
In reading through Mark, I saw the following reference to the light.
Mark 4:21-25 NLT
Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine. For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.”
Mark’s gospel is that the light is the truth, the word of Christ Jesus, the word of God.
God’s word is our guiding light, Psalm 119:105 KJV, Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
We should not hide His light. We should share it, bring it to the world, uncover the Truth God has given in his word. The more we listen to God’s word, pay attention to His word, apply it, the more understanding of His word will be given. We find this all the time. We read a passage one day, and it means one thing, and then read it a month later, and the meaning deepens. Or someone we know references a different part of the word with a different view, and our meaning deepens again. Our knowledge of God’s word grows, and our thirst for God’s word intensifies. We are broadening our understanding of what God has planned for us, and we become more obedient to His call on our lives, and we share his light.
Let His word in you shine by reflecting what God has put in your heart through reading his word. Let it shine, all the time, let it shine.
