Reflect the Light

I love snow. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been blanketed by the stuff a couple of times and I’ve been reminded of that fact. Now, if I were still living in Alaska, having had it for four or five months, I probably would be tired of it. But since I’m not, I’ve appreciated the recent snow falls. One thing that I especially like about snow is how it lightens everything up. Even under a cloudy sky (which Pittsburgh seems to prefer this time of year), the snow could almost fool you into thinking it was sunny and cause you to involuntarily pull out your sunglasses. And at night, even when it’s overcast and moonless, any little bit of light gets amplified until you can see as well as if it were dusk instead of midnight.

Looking outside at a snow-covered vista reminds me of something. It’s something Jesus said during his sermon on the mount. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Now, why would Jesus say that your good works would cause people to glorify God? It’s simple really. You don’t have any good works of your own, and humans are smart enough to know that. The good we have must be coming from another source. We are just like a snow-blanketed landscape. The snow itself has no light, yet because it reflects the light shining on it, it can make the whole world seem brighter. It’s the same with us. We have no light of our own, but as we reflect the light of Christ, shining on our hearts, we can make the world seem a little brighter. Won’t you begin reflecting that light today?