I really like glow in the dark stuff. Actually, I had forgotten how much I did like it until this past Saturday for Kingdom Come. The theme was “Shine” and they gave out glow-in-the-dark wristbands. That night when I got home, I stuck the wristband under a lamp next to my bed. Actually , I put the wristband directly under the lamp so it would get maximum light. When I shut out the light to go to bed, the band was glowing, and it was easy to read the text written on the band. But after a while, the glow fades and eventually it emits no more light.

And that’s exactly how it works in our lives. We can’t generate the light of salvation ourselves. This only comes from Jesus Christ. Do you ever wonder why it’s so hard to live for Christ in your work or school? Maybe it’s because you aren’t placing yourself under the lamp of Jesus enough. The more we receive, the more we glow.