31/10/2025
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES BY SARAH ADENIJI
FRI, 31ST OF OCTOBER, 2025
LIGHT UNDER BUSHEL
BIBLE TEXT: Matt 5: 14-16
Matt.5.14 You are the light of the world--like a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see. (NLT)
Matt.5.15 Don't hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all. (NLT)
Matt.5.16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. (NLT)
I have seen so many young people try to downplay the gift/talent God has given them. "Oh, it's nothing, I'm just good at it because it runs in my family", or "I'm not that good, you just think so because you just met me".
They believe it is humility if they hide their gifts, and then try to make others feel they are just like every other person. They are like the proverbial light under a bushel that Jesus spoke about, and if they are not careful they never get to shine.
You have to deliberately put yourself out there. You have to be humble enough to accept criticism, and have enough confidence to accept the accolades. Joseph, David, and Daniel are examples of youth that didn't hide their gifts in the Bible.
When I published my first book, a close friend gave her review and said "The book is full of editing errors, and mistakes, you have to do better". I accepted the criticism with all the accolades I received and did something with it.
I discovered that I didn't have enough time to read over my book because of my tight schedule at work so I hired an editor. After paying her to work on my book, I discovered I didn't like the outcome. The book felt so lackluster, and I didn't like what I got. After resigning from my job, I worked on my book all over again, rewrote the book and erased all the editing errors. I have written several books after that, edited several books for others.
When I started getting lots of accolades for my books, and editing style, I went ahead and started my own editing company unapologetically.
God wants your light to shine, so that He can take the glory. He wants to see you get all the accolades you deserve so that He can look down from heaven and proudly say "That's my son/daughter!"
MEMORY VERSE
Isa.60.1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. (NKJV)
DECLARATION
I'm a son/daughter of God Most High, and I believe in the grace my Father has bestowed on me. I'm made to shine, a city set on an hill that cannot be hidden. My Father wants to take pride in my growth, and journey, so I do not hide His glory. I'm made for His glory Hallelujah.
©SARAH ADENIJI
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