Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for October 8, 2026

DON’T BE SELFISH

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.

Additional Verses

📖 2 Kings 5:1-19; Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 25:31-46

Being a child of God means that you carry the light of Christ and you are the light of the world. This means that you have to let your light so shine to the world, so that souls may be won to Christ. Do good works if you carry the light of Jesus Christ. Your daily actions must show kindness and love to those around you just like a lamp placed on a stand to light a room. It is of no use lighting a candle and keeping it under a bushel for it will not be able to carry out its purpose which is to lighten a room. This is exactly what children of God are doing, instead of shining to the world, they are hiding under a bushel. This is not what God wants of you to do with your light. He wants you to be visible to the world, to tell the world the Good News of Jesus Christ. Before Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven, He commissioned the disciples to go out into the world and preach the Good News. Matthew 28:19-20 says, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything l have commanded you. And surely l am with you always to the very end of the age.” This is also your commission, to go out into the world and save a soul. All those who have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ are poor in spirit and are suffering. Now just imagine how selfish it is to keep the good news to yourself instead of preaching to the world. There is a saying which says, “A candle will not lose its light by lighting another candle;” this means that by telling one person about Jesus Christ, you do not lose anything, in fact you get blessings because when one sinner repents, there is so much joy in Heaven. The goal of lighting another by good actions is not to get praise for yourself but to direct people to praise God in heaven. Therefore, rather than hiding the light of Christ in you, change someone’s life today by telling them about Jesus Christ and what He did for us all. God loves everyone and this is why He wants everyone to be saved. Alleluia!

Prayer

Help me LORD Jesus Christ to be a true disciple of Your Ministry by sharing the testimony of Your marvelous deeds which You have done and still continue to do in this present day and age to many souls in the world who have not yet come into contact with You. Thank You LORD Jesus Christ, Amen.