Don’t Settle for Shadows

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10, NLT).

A lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century was quite wealthy but also quite frugal. The people were surprised, then, when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home.

Several weeks after the installation, a meter reader appeared at her door. He asked if her electricity was working well, and she assured him it was. “I’m wondering if you can explain something to me,” he said. “Your meter shows scarcely any usage. Are you using your power?”

“Certainly,” she answered. “Each evening when the sun sets, I turn on my lights just long enough to light my candles; then I turn them off.”

This lady was doing literally, what many do spiritually. She tapped into the power but did not use it. Her house was connected but not altered as she merely used the “new” power long enough to guide her to the “old” power. She refused to undergo transformation although the source and sustenance of such transformation was available to her.

Do we make the same mistake? Often, we may live in the assurance that our souls are saved but live with unchanged hearts. It is possible to be connected but not altered, and to place trust in Christ for salvation but resist transformation. In my estimation, many Christians will occasionally flip the switch, but most of the time settle for shadows. Allow me to encourage you to today to live in the transforming power that has been placed within your life! The power of the Holy Spirit, given liberty to operate, takes the masterpiece that is your life, and develops it into all that He planned for you long ago. Don’t return to a dimly lit existence; embrace the illumination of the Spirit, and be transformed into vibrant life!

Pray with Me:

Father, I thank you for the transforming, life altering power of the Holy Spirit that you have placed in my life – He lives in me! Today, I commit to utilizing all the power you have placed at my disposal to accomplish all that you have destined. I refuse to live in the shadows of dimness, when you are the Light of the world and shine brightly within, and through me. Amen.