Everyone in the House

You are the light of the world.

A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.

Instead they put it on its stand,

and it gives light to everyone in the house.

Matthew 5:14-15 NIV*

Everyone in the house… Those were the very words that rang with attention in my mind upon reading them recently. I’d read the scripture many times before, yet that quiet little, almost “slipped in” prepositional phrase at the end, jumped to life. It was one of those God moments, as if He were standing right in front of me, reading it word for word. The words demanded attention, and I tried my best to listen. Clearly, it was Him.

The Lord has been guiding me and working on my heart lately in the arena of day to day life in our house. Everything is not what it should be, in a variety of ways.

Sometimes I hold back when it comes to sharing God-time with the children, or we keep “reading the Bible together” on the to-do list for far too long. Other times it might be those “on fire, Holy Spirit” moments that I squelch when those familiar family members walk through the door. Or, it might simply be treating ladies in the church better than my own children. Regardless, there’s a light that’s meant to shine brightly that’s a bit too dim currently.

How about your house? Is your light shining brightly to all who are there? Husbands, fathers and mothers, children, siblings, cousins, and others…they are all included.

Let’s encourage one another to seek the Lord, allowing Him to strip our hearts so that our light will shine brightly to all in the house. Let’s press in, clinging to the One who is able to see it through.

Father God,

I run to You. I thank You that You have given Your Light. Father, may I and those who pray this prayer let our light shine, putting it on a stand so that all in the house see the Light. Show me those areas in my heart that need stripping in order for the light to shine brightly. Show me how to place that light on the stand, that it might hit all the corners of the house. Let not a one be left dark. Thank You, faithful Lord.

I love You, Jesus.

Amen.

Much love to each of you for a light-filled week.
Kristi