John 18:37-38 “Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.”

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 7:25-40; 1 Kings 21; Amos 5

For many centuries, superstitious practices were prevalent in Calabar in Eastern Nigeria.
The birth of twins was thought to be an evil sign and a curse. Natives feared that the father of one of the infants was an evil spirit, and that the mother had been guilty of a great sin. Unable to determine which twin was fathered by the evil spirit, the natives often abandoned both babies in the bush or the twin babies would be cruelly murdered, and their mother driven from her home to die in the jungle.
Also part of the evil superstitious practices was human sacrifices. Following the death of a village dignitary, his servants and retainers were killed to accompany him into the next world.
However, these practices began to change when Mary Slessor arrived to work as a missionary in Calabar.
When she arrived in 1876, Mary Slessor was assigned to Efik Land. Through preaching the Gospel of Christ, she gradually changed the people’s wrong perceptions. Mary was so passionate about reversing the obsolete custom concerning twins that she started adopting many abandoned babies that were left to die and took care of them at the Mission House.
The impact of Mary’s service to God and humanity, was immeasurable. Many years after her death in 1915, Mary’s legacy lives on. As a form of remembrance and acknowledgment of her great works, in 1997, Mary Slessor became the first woman to appear on a Scottish banknote.

Just as Mary Slessor saved numerous lives,
God has positioned each of us as agents of deliverance in our generation.
Especially in these last days, we are facing the kind of darkness no other generation has ever witnessed.
We are living in a time when perversions are quickly becoming the norm.
For instance, recently in the United States and other Western countries, there has been an explosion of transgender children.Thousands of families are now pursuing what is called gender-affirming care for these children, who are facing various challenges due to altering their original body form.
No doubt we are living in a world of increasing confusion. However, the negative state of the world is only an opportunity for our lights to shine brighter. This is when the light of Christ is needed the most.

In Genesis 1:3, God commanded light to shine when He saw the deplorable state of the earth. And today, as believers we have a responsibility to unleash God’s light as an answer to the encroaching gross darkness.
Wherever we may be, let us not hide our light, it is time to stand out and speak the truth of God’s Word.
Jesus told the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate “To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.” [John 18:37-38].
Likewise, we have been born again at such a time as this to bear witness to the truth in our generation.
Psalm 104:4 says God makes His ministers a flaming fire.
Our lights are meant to burn brightly wherever we go. God will bring people across our paths that need our light and Heaven will be counting on us to make the difference.
The entrance of God’s Word is what gives light. Therefore the more we fill our hearts with God’s Word, and maintain a fervent prayer life, the more we will shine in the world.
Just as when Moses came down from the place of fellowship with God and his face began to shine, as we spend time in God’s Presence, His Glory will rub off on us. And this manifestation of glory is what will attract men to the God we serve.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to represent You well on earth by being a positive influence in the world around me. May my light so shine before men that they may see my good works and continually glorify You in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
There is something that God has placed within you that the world is eagerly awaiting to see. WORDBITE 222

Shalom!

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