Light.

In Sunday school yesterday my Sunday school teacher asked
“What stamp of God in our lives makes it evident we are from God?”

This question really struck me. I wondered when a non-Christian looks at me what stamp of God do I have that makes it evident that I am from God.

When this question was asked my class a woman in the back answered by stating that she has been told by others that there is a light in her eyes and in her face that makes it evident that she is from God.

I wonder is there really a light that God stamps upon our faces that makes it evident that we are from God?

What if this is true? What if my face a light in it that is evidence to the world that I am from God? What is the significance of light?

I have always been fascinated by light. I have always been intrigued by light. I seem to notice the way that light reflects off of things, the way the sun reflects off water, or a building, the way light hits the grass, the sky, the people walking on the sidewalk. I love gazing upon the sunrise in the morning and the sunset in the evenings. Light is captivating to me.

Maybe it’s that I like the triumph of light. Darkness cannot not hide in light. Light always penetrates darkness. Light always wins.

Jesus tells us that we are the light of world, we are a city in a hill that cannot be hidden. Maybe that light shines most brightly in our faces. Maybe that is why the power of a smile is so great because light then reflects of our teeth and leaks out of our mouths and cheeks.

As I was reading through Acts last night before I went to sleep I was still thinking about this whole light shining through our faces thing. I was reading about Stephen and God, I read Acts 6:15 as it states, “All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.” I think there was light shining through his face. I think that a light that God stamped upon Stephen’s face made it completely evident to all around him that he was from God.

So the question is raised… Can I see this light in the faces of my fellow Christians? Can I see this light in my own face? Can others?