"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe"- Ephesians 1:18-19a).
Being enlightened comes at a cost: your life irrevocably changes; you are new, the old is no longer...and it's noticeable (2 Corinthians 5:17). You become a light in a darkened world. Your friends may desert you; as well as your family. You may be excluded by your co-workers; you may even lose your job. Jesus told us He didn't come to bring peace, but to cause division (Luke 12:51). As His enlightened follower, you can't hide the Light that now burns inside you. That Light, whether flickering or flaming, illuminates and makes visible what was in darkness. People immediately realize they are part of that darkness and it makes them uncomfortable...and they want to put the Light out...which means you! Over 2,000 years ago Jesus said, "I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!" (v.49). Christians around the world, God's holy people, continue to burn. Fire is catching!
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