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SHINE YOUR LIGHT!!!

Matthew  5:15 "Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house."

While having a discussion with a friend yesterday, I made a reflection to the fact that God never really said we shouldn't show off our good deeds, what He said in context was not to show them off to men to gain praise and glory from men. He was speaking about the intent not the act. Of course, Jesus did a whole lot of good deeds that were seen of men, and those deeds were documented as well in scriptures, but when He was to be praised for it, He took not the praise, but diverted the praise to God. This shows us that  whatever we do for the impact of others should have God glorified. The scripture above shows that ''no one should really hide his good deeds'', Jesus says ''no man LIGHT a candle and HIDES IT under a bushel'', what does this signify? , "Light" there signifies "Good deeds", because He says in the next verse for "your light to so shine that men MAY SEE your good works and GLORIFY your Father in Heaven". 
    So friend, whenever you do a good or impact others, its okay to allow others see it and be inspired by it, not for your glory but for God's glory. The truth is many of us might really not have been inspired to do some things until we saw others do them, this is why I really don't encourage social media criticizing of charity " show off", I feel its a form of inspiration to others, even though some might do it for their own glory, that's an exception. So cause your good deeds to be seen and others inspired by it so we all can have a better world of good doers. Let your action be for inspiration and God's glory. Do not hide your light!!!😅...Do have a great day ahead friend❤️

(Daily Nuggets with Tobi Adebayo)

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