#soap # Isaiah 60 ## Title: Saved to Shine ## Scripture: (Isaiah 60:1) “Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you! (NET) ## Observation: The Bible calls the Body of Christ (the Church) God’s Masterpiece. (Ephesians 2) Have you ever wondered why we are not raptured away to Heaven as soon as we receive the Gospel and are saved? There are many possible reasons, but one of them is that the Lord wants to display us for all the world to see. It’s like when my girls were little and they would draw a picture for me. Once I saw it, I could have thrown it into the trash. However, many times I would place it on my refrigerator door so I could think of them and brag to my friends when they came over. I wanted to show “the world” what my girls had done. We are kind of like that. God wants to show off His kids to the world. He does this because He loves us and wants to also show those who do not yet believe that the same grace is extended toward them. We can become “grace on display” for all to see. So let your light shine. ## Application: Let the light of God shine through you today. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for loving us more than we can imagine.