I'm gonna let it shine...

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,

 Won't let Satan blow it out,I'm gonna let it shine.
Won't let Satan blow it out,I'm gonna let it shine,

Let it shine ‘til Jesus comes,I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine ‘til Jesus comes,I'm gonna let it shine,

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

   God is very much like a professional diamond cutter when it comes to polishing and grinding our solid rock faith.  Naturally God is always pleased with our rock solid faith, but yet, God goes further…He subjects us to years of pressure, heat and trials to transform us from unpolished rocks into diamonds in the rough.  Then, as when our faith becomes like a diamond in the rough, God continues to grind and polish us so that the texture of our faith can sparkle with the brilliance of the light of Christ.

    

     God is never satisfied with the texture of our rock faith.  He always tries to transform our faith into something beautiful as a diamond.  If we experience the grinding and cutting pain of our faith experience in whatever situation we find ourselves in, it may be that God is trying to transform our simple faith into a vibrant and living faith.  If we resist God’s efforts to transform our living faith by not moving deeper into experiencing God’s love, we will always remain as a rock.

     Would we want to spend the rest of our life as a  rock? Or will we be willing to take up the pain of being pressured, cut, grinded and polished by God’s hands so that our faith may shine like a brilliant diamond? When our faith is polished and becomes beautiful as a diamond, the light of Christ will sparkle in all directions in us and everyone who sees the light of Christ in us will appreciate the mystery and beauty of God’s love all the more.



let it shine, let it shine, let it shine !