1 Corinthians 16:14 English Standard Version (ESV) Let all that you do be done in love.

Does anyone remember Dudley Do-Right of the Canadian Mounties? What is right, noble, honest and loving has been reduced to a cartoon character. We laugh because he is portrayed as being a clown to get laughs. Allow me to point out that Dudley loved Nell and would do anything to save her. Love led the way.

Now this love spoken of in the opening verse is agape love, God’s perfect love. The last line of yesterday’s blog said to let God’s light shine, this is that light, God’s perfect love. Since it is His love and His light, how can we allow it to shine?

Since the Holy Spirit is God and the Spirit of truth, then the Holy Spirit will lead us in all righteousness by telling us what Jesus has said for us to do. In order for us to allow His light to shine we have to hear from the Holy Spirit, understand what is asked of us and then obey by faith.

These are some relevant lines from Psalm 19; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Moreover, by them is your servant warned;

If we are told what the truth is in any matter, if we understand what is asked of us, we still have to choose to do the right thing. The warning is conviction for disobedience.

The secret to allowing His light to shine is found in choosing to allow God to love by our obedience of faith.

Do we love the Lord enough to allow Him to make life affirming decisions for us?

Psalm 65:4 English Standard Version (ESV) Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!

Over the past few months choices have been made and we can only hope that love leads the way. We have to deal with many things in life and what we choose to do in response to circumstances can and does have lasting effects. They may impact many people and if love is at the forefront then those choices will be easier to accept.

While ponding the choices that love makes this verse came to the forefront. God has chosen us and we are blessed in so many ways. While we have not yet moved into that eternal realm it does not mean we are not in His presence now. The indwelling presence of our God is real and we are His temple.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 English Standard Version (ESV) Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

The abiding presence of the Holy Spirit is God and He has drawn near to us in a way that was never possible before. Living by faith is only possible because we have placed our faith in the atoning work of Jesus Christ.

We have years of experience in making wrong choices and suffering the consequences. We surrendered to Christ to change that and He has changed that. We need to be satisfied with those changes, the goodness of this abode is not conditional to the previous owner, us. The goodness is because of who He is in us.

Glorifying God in our bodies is about His outshining our humanity.

Let His light shine.