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CHUCK SWINDOLL DAILY DEVOTIONAL 20TH FEBRUARY 2023 – THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

INSIGHT FOR TODAY WITH CHUCK SWINDOLL.

Chuck Swindoll’s ‘Insight for Today’ Daily Devotional is here. Insight for Today provides practical, relevant insight into today’s issues with Biblical principles applied. This devotional will help you connect with God on a daily basis, while also equipping you with a Bible-based approach to transforming your everyday life. Insight for Today” is a daily devotional written by Chuck Swindoll.

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The Topic of Chuck Swindoll Daily Devotional 20 Th February 2023 Is “The Light of The World”.

Scripture: Matthew 5:14–16

14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.

15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

TODAY’S INSIGHT – 20TH FEBRUARY 2023.

Does it seem important to you that Christ calls us what He called Himself? “I am the Light of the world” (John 8:12). “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14).

Servants of Christ shine with His light in a society that is hopelessly lost, left to itself. Now, answer two questions:

What is the basic function of light?
How can that function best occur?
The answer to the first question is obvious—to dispel darkness. Darkness cannot remain when a light is turned on. I don’t care how thick the darkness may be. And the answer to the second question is found in Jesus’s own words:

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.” (Matthew 5:14–15)
How can darkness be dispelled? First, by not hiding the light—it must be “set on a hill.” And second, by not limiting the light—”on the lampstand . . . it gives light to all who are in the house.” What stars are to the night sky, Christ’s servants are to a darkened world.

Those in the light are a weird phenomenon to those in darkness. And that is exactly as Jesus planned it.

Think of some distinctive characteristics of light:

Light is silent. No noise, no big splash, no banners—light simply shines. It’s like a single lighthouse along a dark, rugged shoreline. All it does is shine.
Light gives direction. No words, no sermon. Jesus says that others “see” a Christian’s actions; He says nothing about nonbelievers “hearing” what a believer says.
Light attracts attention. You don’t have to ask people to look at you when you turn on a light in a dark room. It happens automatically.
If you are a Christian on an athletic team with non-Christians, you are the light in darkness. If you are a Christian family in a non-Christian neighborhood, you are the light in darkness. The same is true if you are the only Christian nurse on your floor, or student in your school, or professional in your firm, or salesperson in your district. You are the light in darkness—a servant of God who is being watched, who gives off light . . . a very distinct message with hardly a word being said.

At first they may hate the light, but don’t worry. They are still attracted to it. Let it shine! Don’t attempt to show off how bright and sparkling you are; just shine!

About Chuck Swindoll Daily Devotional “Today’s Insight”.

Today’s Insight is written by Chucks Swindoll. Chuck Swindoll has devoted his life to the accurate, practical teaching and application of God’s Word and His grace. Since 1988 he has served as the founder and senior pastor-teacher of Stonebriar Community Church in Texas, but his listening audience extends far beyond a local church body. The radio broadcast of this devotional program has aired for more than 35 years. Read more.

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