The True Color of Paint

My bedroom walls are painted the most incredible shade of green. After a long day, the soothing hues help me to relax and unwind. Depending upon the vantage point, the paint takes on very different tones. The shades range from a soothing sage to a deep muted green. In one corner you would swear the walls are two completely different shades, but they are not. The paint is the same. It came out of the same can and was applied with the same brush. So how can something that is the same appear so different? It is the lighting.

Jesus is the Light of the World. There is no darkness in Him. When His light is shed on our hearts and lives, it reveals our true colors and our true circumstances. More often than not, we would like to pick and choose our truth like we pick our groceries in Walmart. I'll take this Biblical truth because it lines up with what I already believe, but I'll ignore that uncomfortable or challenging one over there because it would cost too much. Just like the paint on my bedroom walls, we can't always trust our eyes to tell us the truth. That is why we so desperately need the true Light of His Word.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. There is no shadow of turning with Him. Will you allow His perfect light to change your perspective? Your actions will follow your beliefs, just as surely as thunder follows lightning.
Today as with everyday, you have a choice. Don't hide your head under the covers. Seek the light of His word and walk in it. Let His true colors shine in your heart.