Have you ever thought about the sparkle of a diamond? When you look at a good quality diamond, you can immediately see the reflection of the light that enters them. That light is bouncing around inside and returns back to your eye to provide you a glimpse of that shine. That sparkle provides you a pleasureful experience and you can be amazed at the beauty. But, during that moment, we can sometimes fail to remember that the diamond which is producing such a bright sparkle can also have flaws. For a good quality diamond, those flaws do not hinder its brilliance or its beauty. The light that enters is immediately returned even through those imperfections.
Wouldn't it be great if we could use this example of a diamond in our walk with Christ? Sometimes, we can focus too much on the imperfections that are inside of us that we lose focus and fail to return Christ's light for the world to see. We can make mountains out of these flaws. In this lifetime, we will not be able to achieve perfection. Jesus was the only person to achieve this. However, we do have the hope for the coming glory where we will see a transformation from an imperfect being to a perfect being. This transformation will only occur when we are reunited with Jesus.
"Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body."
Philippians 3:17-21 (NIV)
So, we must remember that even with our imperfections, we can shine the light of Jesus into the darkness that is in the world. The light that the world sees will be the light of Jesus. We are not the source of the light but are called to reflect His light. He is the one that saves souls and we are His tools. Let His light shine through you and do not let the imperfections that exist in you cause the reflection of His light diminish. Instead, be pure in light return just as a good quality diamond.
