8/30/13

8/30/13

For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. (2 Corinthians 4:6, 7 NLT)

Light bulbs

A light bulb is a very, very fragile thing. Much like our passage today talks about the light of Christ shining in our hearts, and we are fragile beings. What better way to illustrate this than a light bulb? We are fragile, i.e., the glass dome. God is the source of light, i.e., the cord plugged in to the electrical socket. Christ is the treasure inside that illuminates in us, i.e, the tungsten coil inside the glass dome. I guess the point here is that if Christ was not inside of our fragile beings, then God's great power would not be revealed through us. And so we ask Christ to come into our hearts, and shine God through us.

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