The Shining Place

 Oh, how I love a power nap! Mister Bill - not so much. When he wakens from an "accidental” power nap, his face is expressionless, his eyes are dazed, and there seems to be no power! George MacDonald once prayed, “O Lord, make my mirror-heart Thy shining-place.”  Do you like what you see in the mirror first thing in the mornings?  My mirror scares me sometimes!  Haven’t you heard how a clean mirror squeaks?  Oh, for such a heart!  My heart gets world-smudges on it, leaving streaks and stains, which causes The Father’s reflection … well, not so good at times!  A clean and pure heart, however, gives a glorious reflection of its Creator. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 4:6, “For God … is the One Who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”  Believers who have trusted Jesus as Savior and call Him Lord will diligently seek Christ as King and their hearts' … Shining Place!