“We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine.”1 – Dwight L. Moody
“A beam of God’s countenance is enough to fill the heart of a believer to overflowing. It is enough to light up the pale cheek of a dying saint with seraphic brightness, and make the heart of the lone widow sing for joy.” – Robert Murray McCheyne
“While we cannot know a person’s heart, we can see his light. Allowing sin to go unconfessed can dim God’s light and hinder the effectiveness of a life’s testimony.” – Paul Chappell
“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.” – Blaise Pascal
“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.” – Thomas Fuller
“When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ.” – Robert Murray McCheyne
“To secure one’s freedom the Christian must experience God’s light which is God’s truth.” – Watchman Nee
“To the one who delights in the sovereignty of God the clouds not only have a ‘silver lining’ but they are silver all through, the darkness only serving to offset the light!” – A. W. Pink
“Light reveals righteousness, and it also reveals sin.” – Theodore Epp
“The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter vileness.” – Robert Murray McCheyne
“The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.” – G.K. Chesterton
“It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.” – Augustine
“Darkness does something to a place, doesn’t it? It distorts. It becomes a canvas for the imagination. The good news is that shadows are only the deflection of light. They can frighten, but they can do no harm.” – David Jeremiah
“It is clear from our Lord’s prayer that He does not intend for us to withdraw from contact with the world of non-Christians (John 17:15). Instead, He said we are to be ‘the salt of the earth’ and ‘the light of the world’ (Matthew 5:13-14).” – Jerry Bridges
“The cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuits God’s wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers.” – A.W. Tozer
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” – Francis of Assisi
“We are to order our lives by the light of His Law, not by our guesses about His plan.” – J. I. Packer
“Consider the life you live – how do other people perceive your faith? While God doesn’t expect you to live in perfection, He desires that you would do all you can to shine forth His light so others will see Him clearly.” – Paul Chappell
“Glory in Christ and you can bask in His light forever.” – Woodrow Kroll
1 All of these quotations listed in this devotion are from the following websites: