Happy Lord’s day! it’s the perfect day to meditate on spiritual things.
Today I want to share a quote with you that i read in a jonathan edwards biography. it’s one that convicted me as well as made me smile because of the quaint, old english.
“The pleasures of religion
raise one
clear above laughter,
and rather tend to make
the face shine
than screw it into
a grimace.”
Jonathan Edwards
So I ask myself, “am i grimacing or shining?”
The Bible Says,
Do all things without murmurings and dissputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of god, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world” Phillippians 2: 14, 15
“Then shall the
righteous
shine forth as the sun”
Matthew 13:43a
WHY do we shine?
Because God’s face shines on us:
The lord bless thee,
and keep thee:
the Lord make his face
shine upon thee,
and be gracious unto thee”
Numbers 6 24-26
Shine Today
Good to be Home 
This is great and convicting too! I find I am always “mmhmmm-ing” in agreement when I hear Gods word read. I love hearing it and wish I was good a memorizing it like others (such as my son!) so I could quote it all day long. How excellent and amazing it is in all situations. Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you! I appreciate your posts so much!
We have that verse on a can that holds our flag for the pledge and we say it together every morning. I love that verse and thank you for the post! I hope to shine today!!