Our Lenten Journey with the Angels and the Saints – 23 February – 2 Timothy 4:1-8; Matthew 5:13-19 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/
“Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
he shall delight exceedingly
in His commandments.”
Psalm 111:1
“Neither do men light a candle
and put it under a bushel
but upon a candlestick …”
Matthew 5:15
Be Lamps Yourselves
St Augustine (354-430)
Father and Doctor of the Church
“What sort of candlestick is this which bears such a light?
I will teach you.
Be lamps yourselves and you will have a place on this lampstand.
Christ’s Cross is one great lampstand.
Whoever wants to shine out should not be ashamed of this wooden candlestick.
Listen to me and you will get the point – the candlestick is the Cross of Christ …
“So will your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify” Glorify whom? Not yourself, since to seek your own glory is to want to be extinguished!
“Glorify your heavenly Father.” Yes, that they may glorify Him, your heavenly Father, when they see your good works…
Listen to the Apostle Paul: “May I never glory except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world” (Gal 6:14).”
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