Shine A Light

I am so thankful for the sunshine today. The day just seems better when there is beautiful sunshine streaming through my windows.

However, the sunshine is also highlighting some not so appealing aspects in my home today. Dusty floors, dirty windows, splatter spots on the stove. All things I apparently didn't notice on the recent string of overcast days. Out of sight, out of mind.

I didn't see it before so it didn't bother me but today I am frantically cleaning up all those things that were brought to light. It seems a little overwhelming, trying to get it all done before the sunshine goes away again, and I won't be able to see it so readily.

As I am working away, I thought about how God's light shines into our hearts and reveals all those dusty, dirty, unappealing aspects to our sinful nature and bears to light that these present a problem for us.

Once revealed, we know they are there, we see them as unappealing, and we have an opportunity to accept God's help in cleaning these areas that were previously hidden from us.

Just like my household chores today, heart cleaning can seem like a never ending job. We clean up one area of our life and another spot is revealed.

We are definitely an undone people with much work to do. It takes a lifetime of walking in God's shining light and under his refining work to really get us all in order and cleaned up just right.

Holy! That's what they call it when God has removed all the dirt from our life and we are shiny clean - spotless!

This side of heaven we will always be undone, but less undone everyday, if we are allowing God to work in us, coming into full completeness as we cross from this life into eternal life in heaven.

Don't be discouraged at the amount of work left to do. Rather be thankful there is still daylight in which to work.

Be grateful the Lord of Lords has offered to come in and work in you for free!

Just like my home is a work in progress so is my heart.