PB Devotional

When you think of standing out, what comes to mind?

Perhaps it’s the celebrity with thousands of Instagram followers. Maybe, it’s the colleague who hits every goal or the girl every guy seems to like. How about the athlete who plays every game while your kid sits on the bench? There’s also the gigantic house that towers over its neighbors or the teenager whose bright pink hair and wild fashion make people look twice.

To most of us, standing out means having to be bigger or bolder. But Jesus describes a different way to get others attention; through the way we love one another.

We don’t have to push the boundaries with what we wear or climb the corporate ladder to stand out. As Jesus followers, we are called to love others as Jesus loves us. That kind of love can’t be hidden. Like a light breaking into a dark room, Jesus’ love shining through us breaks through the mundane of our day to day.

““You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬