For the last two weeks my Bible class has been memorizing the similitudes. They are the verses following the beatitudes that compare us to salt and light. As salt our nature is to be preservative, seasoning and healing. As light we are to drive away the darkness and provide illumination for people to see. As a result people will glorify our Father.
I received another similitude in my inbox the other day. It compares believers to pumpkins as follows. "God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off you may have gotten from the other pumpkins. Then he cuts the top off and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see."
I hope that you have been "picked from the patch" already. However, we may be at any stage in the process after that. But only after we have been washed, cleaned and molded by his grace will we become the light for all the world to see. Are you shining today?
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