Shining Clear Through

TMAS 092110… Shining Clear Through

Tony Tucker, the youth minister at my old, hometown church, wrote an article in his bulletin the other day in which he told about a little girl, who was confused by her preacher's sermon. Her mother asked her what confused her. And the girl replied, “Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?”

“Yes, that's true,” the mother replied.

“The preacher also said that God lives within us. Is that true too?” The little girl asked.

Again the mother replied, “Yes.”

“Well,” said the girl, “if God is bigger than us and he lives in us, wouldn't he show through?”

From the mouth of babes.

Paul writes in Galatians five that God's spirit lives within us. Consequently Paul says the qualities of God should show through.

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23a.)