I thought while wondering, is she talking to me. I glanced over both shoulders to see if anyone stood behind me. Not one person even stood close.
The kind teller at the bank said it again, “You are glowing.”
I leaned forward and whispered, “I just found out I am expecting a baby.” She chuckled, “I could see it on your face. I’ve seen that glow many times.”
Jesus has said to each of us, “Dare to see yourself as I see you: radiant in my righteousness!” Could that be what radiant living is all about?
What is Living Radiantly?
Have you ever heard someone say about an expectant Mom, “She’s got the glow?” Or, about a bride on her wedding day, “She’s radiant?” Or, have you, following a good night’s sleep, felt like you were glowing with life and energy, ready to tackle the day? Resting spiritually fashions a glow about us. That glow is Jesus.
You don’t have to feel like you are reflecting the glow of Jesus to live radiantly. Has someone ever surprised you by a question about Jesus in your life or about your life as a Christian? Possibly, someone knew you were approachable when they faced difficult life-trials. That person sees a radiance about you and that radiance is Jesus. “You are Radiant; You’re glowing!”
Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. (Psalm 34:5, ESV)
How Do We Glow to Show the Radiant Living of Jesus Christ?
How do we glow to radiate the Light of Christ? In other words, how can we achieve true radiant living? During my years of walking with the Lord, I have experienced various ways for living radiantly. Let’s review three of the most significant ways.
- Receiving Jesus’ View of the Father gifts me with Identity in Christ.
- Resting in Jesus and Relaxing in Body revitalizes me as a Christian Woman.
- Reflecting the Power of Jesus’ Light and Life create Beautiful Surroundings.
Receiving Jesus’ View of the Father Gifts me with Identity in Christ
You may say, “How do I receive Jesus’ view of the Father to gift me with identity in Christ?” Let’s take a journey to find out how this may happen to you! For me, receiving Jesus’ view of the Father started with one scripture:
All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:27-30)
Take My Yoke
Jesus said, “Take my yoke.” (A yoke is a bar or framed wood used to connect two at the neck or head.) According to the Complete Jewish Commentary, a yoke in this passage is “a rabbi’s view of God.” Here, Jesus was saying to His disciples, “Take My view of our heavenly Father.”
In order to take Jesus’ view of your heavenly Father, just ask.
I asked and Jesus showed me a similar image as seen on this page. In my mind’s eye, I stood arm-in-arm with Jesus, while tiptoed on His feet. We joyfully twirled in circles. When I looked down, to my surprise, Jesus was wearing my Daddy’s black shoes. Jesus had identified with my earthly father, even with all his flaws. The personal visual was just that, passionately personal.
How could Jesus know about my Daddy’s shoes? How could He know his shoes were one main thing I remembered about my Daddy? His Spirit helped me take Jesus’ view of my heavenly Father, receive His love, and call Him, Papa-God. I can now accept His deep and personal love for me. And, that acceptance leads me to settle in His rest, and have radiant living in my life.
When you see Jesus’ view of God as your Father, the trajectory of your life will change forever, too. He will settle your anxious heart and mind to give you a rest you may have never known. Let’s stand with courage to take Jesus’ view of our heavenly Father and settle us in His rest.
Rest is our weapon given to us by God. The enemy hates it because he wants us stressed and occupied with life burdens and difficulties. –Author Unknown
Receive My Love
The visual was extremely personal. I was and still live in awe of such an incredible and personal vision in my mind’s eye. For Jesus to become personal enough to identify with my earthly father, remains mind-boggling to me.
Accepting the visual as from the Lord, because I asked Him to give me His view of my heavenly Father, helped me attach to God as my Father in ways I had never known before. This sweet and precious time with Jesus changed the trajectory of my life. Your life will change in the multiple ways. God shows no distinction of persons. He will reveal your heavenly Father to you, also.
Jesus said, “Go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. (John 20:17, ESV)
Receiving God as your Father is the Same as Receiving His love.
God is ready to love you as a Father.
Be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19)
You may know God as your Father, but you have the need to rest in that revelation. Accepting your identity in Christ and your inheritance as a daughter into His kingdom is a matter of trust. Pray to your heavenly Father to make this real to you. His Spirit is best at what He does. And, only He can reveal the Father to you and help you receive His view of your Father. Trust Him! Will you put your trust out there?
Receive Jesus’ view of your Heavenly Father and Receive His Love for Radiant Living!
Stay tuned for the next way we may glow with the Light of Christ for Living Radiantly.
- Receiving Jesus’ View of the Father gifts me with Identity in Christ.
- Resting in Jesus and Relaxing in Body revitalizes me as a Christian Woman.
- Reflecting the Power of Jesus’ Light and Life create Beautiful Surroundings.
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