It's raining at the moment. A little while ago there was a bit of a storm with some thunder and lightening but now it has calmed dow and the sun is starting to peek through the clouds. The rain has slowed down and now its falling slow and steadily. Looking out the back window I can see it all falling down and soaking into the ground. But, if I look out the side window, it doesn't look like it's raining at all. It all depends on the angle I look at it and the way the light shines through. Looking out the front window I can even see a rainbow. The lights shining differently through those raindrops too, so that the whole colour spectrum can be seen.
The way God's light shines through us is like the way the light shines through the raindrops. Some people are like the raindrops I couldn't see. They might call themselves a Christian but you cant see this in their actions or the fruits of their actions. Others are like the raindrops that are sparkling in the light. The ones that I could see. They shine God's light in their lives and you can see this in their actions and the fruit of the Spirit that is evident in what they do. Then there is those Christians that are like the rainbow. A beautiful example of what the light of God can do with all of us. They might just be ordinary Christians, but the way in which God has used them, the way in which His light shines through them has made them stand out.
What sort of raindrop are you? Are you one that can hardly be seen, a Christian by name but the light of God is not visible in your life? Or does God's light shine through you in an beautiful array of colours like the rainbow? Are you a raindrop trying to be a part of the rainbow or are you content to just fall to the ground without being seen?
My prayer is that somehow and some small way, I can be a part of a rainbow. And I pray that everyone reading this may have the same prayer as me.
