Let Your Light Shine

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von1

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Every year my church has a beautiful candle light service on Christmas Eve. The highlight of the service is the lighting of each persons candle. The lights of the church slowly go dim and all that is left is the candle each person are holding and the two chrismon trees. We sing the song Silent Night. Than the service ends with pastors saying, take your light into world for others to see. As the song goes that i sung as a little kid, this little light of mine i am going to let shine. I want my light to shine so that others can see that they to can have that light shining in their lives. Thank you Jesus for being my light from darkness.
[h=1][/h][h=1]Matthew 5:16[/h]16 [FONT=&quot]In the same way, let your light shine before others,[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] that they may see your good deeds [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot]and glorify[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] your Father in heaven.[/FONT]
 
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I see this thread and it makes me remember being like 5 and singing....This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine....this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.....laaa lala llla lllllalla Don't let Satan blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine...Don't let Satan blow it out I'm gonna let it shine let it shine let it shine.......laalaalall ahahah :)
 
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This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
...I'm gonna let it shine, make 'm wonder what I got,
Make 'm wish they were not, on the outside looking for it...

[video=youtube;DRwdUWK-EiU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRwdUWK-EiU[/video]

:p
 

Desertsrose

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I see this thread and it makes me remember being like 5 and singing....This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine....this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.....laaa lala llla lllllalla Don't let Satan blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine...Don't let Satan blow it out I'm gonna let it shine let it shine let it shine.......laalaalall ahahah :)

Hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it shine, hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it shine, hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!!!

.........unless you become as children......... :) I guess we never grow up!

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GODisLOVE7

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Hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it shine, hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it shine, hide it under a bushel, NO! I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!!!

.........unless you become as children......... :) I guess we never grow up!

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AMEN!!!!!!
 

Magenta

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[video=youtube;ty9bZXN4uWA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty9bZXN4uWA[/video]

 

Magenta

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[video=youtube;fzoOmdZxrx8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzoOmdZxrx8[/video]

 

Magenta

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[video=youtube;eI302Av7vSI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI302Av7vSI[/video]

 

Magenta

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Thank you, Von! These children singing is so uplifting :D I love these songs!

[video=youtube;tJePCzTaQo4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJePCzTaQo4[/video]
 

von1

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Thanks to all who posted on my post. I really enjoyed the songs that were posted. God Bless
 

Joidevivre

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The first thing I learned in Sunday school was to let “this little light of mine shine”. But somehow I thought the light was me on a good day.
I think it really only shone when I sang that song. Back home, that little light just sort of fizzled out, because I just wasn’t good all the time. It was just too much trouble to keep that light shining.

It was a relief to find out that it came from Jesus in me. But just knowing that didn’t always bring forth the light. It only happened when I kept my eyes on the warmth and brightness of His light upon me.

He is that “burning bush” that will send flames into a heart.
So this “little” light of mine can become a full blown fire- not easily put out.
 
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Good OP.

We are living epistles of the Lord Jesus Christ which does not originate from what we do but from who we are in Him. Christ Himself is the Vine - we are the branches. Just as the branches are in union with the vine, so we too are in union with Christ.

This living and organic union is based upon the fact that we share a common life - His. It is an interior life expressed by exterior fruits. It is a manifestation of the new creation in Christ.

God has found a face in us that portray Him more accurately than the best theology. Our features, our touch, the cadence of our voice, the compassion in our gaze, the lines in our face when we smile, the warmth of our person and presence unveils Him to those around us.

This is "letting our light shine". He is the Light and we are joined as one spirit with Him for eternity.
 
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