Hello, my name is Sochial Dixon. I'll be sharing a personal story in today's

encouragement from our daily bread, reflecting the light of the sun. After I had a conflict with my

mother, she finally agreed to meet with me more than an hour

away from my home. But upon arriving, I discovered she'd left before I got there. In my anger,

I wrote her a note, but I revised it after I felt God nudging me to respond in love.

After my mother read my revised message, she called me.

You've changed, she said.

God used my note to lead my mom to ask about Jesus and eventually receive him as her personal Savior. In Matthew 5, Jesus affirms that his

disciples are the light of the world. He said, let your light shine before others that they may see

your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

As soon as we receive Christ as our Savior, we receive the power of the Holy Spirit.

He transforms us so we can be radiant testimonies of God's truth and love wherever we go.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit,

we can be joyful lights of hope and peace

who look more and more like Jesus every day.

Every good thing we do

then becomes an act of grateful worship

which looks attractive to others and can be perceived as vibrant

faith. Surrender to the Holy Spirit, we can give honor to the Father by reflecting the light of the

Son, Jesus.

Today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from Matthew Chapter 5 verses 14 to 16.

You are the light of the world.

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