Positively Charged.

Fourth century A.D., when Rome was ruled by a Christianized Emperors, its effects were uncontainable. For it has positively and negatively affected the empire both political and religious aspects. These positive effects were equality, better treatment, justice, and the Christian movement propagated. These were evidently in favor to the persecuted churches to those who follow the Way as well. There were negative effects, though it did not directly ruin the church but it caused it its weakening. Other people used religion to gain political power, pseudo conversion happened for the sake of power. Sadly, the persecuted churches and belief before, became the persecutor of the pagans or heretics. These were effects that were both good and bad.

Upon reading the Christianized emperors upshots, I thought for myself, “if these emperors say ‘Christians-follower of Christ’, positively and negatively influenced the people and their empire how much I, a manifesting follower of my Lord Jesus Christ. “. If these men actually affected their empire, I wanted to do it too. In the way that the name that I am bearing will be magnified.

As a Christian a bearer of the name of Jesus the Christ, God, and Lord. It is commanded that I am to let my “light so shine before men, that they may see my [italics, my words] good works, and glorify my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16, KJV).  God the Father is the name to be magnified and via good works He will be. It is commanded that only good is to be the effects that is to be made. There will be no either-or effects but only positive. As Christians I believed that, we, saved by the grace of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, are to be a positive charge to generate light on the hilltop, to the community we are living, working and to the people we are serving. To negatively affect others of our lives is not an option but it is a choice given for us to pull away from.

So, as Christians, we are torch bearer and light bearer of God that His name will be zoomed out and shone to the whole world. Let your light shine in the dark world where evil seems rampant.