Scripture: Acts 13:47
For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Thought for the Day: Though the term ‘salvation’ is often associated with the future or the afterlife, the Gospel writers (remember that Acts was written by the same person who wrote Luke) look at salvation as an entry point into the kingdom of God. This entry is the waters of baptism, and salvation is the gift of grace that allows one to begin living the kingdom life. We are, as the Apostle Paul describes it, to put away our old selves and clothe ourselves in the likeness of God and God’s Kingdom (Eph.4:24). When we accept this gift of grace and choose to begin living the Kingdom life, we reflect light to every corner of the world.
Prayer: May the light of your salvation, O Heavenly Father, create in me an after-life experience in the here and now. Amen.
