Matthew 5:15 NKJV – Let your ight shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

In the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, during a two-week mating period in late spring, a unique species of fireflies is known to synchronize their flashing light patterns. Unlike other species of fireflies that blink their lights randomly, these bioluminescent beauties flicker their individual lights at the same time.

The Bible says that we are to walk as children of light(Ephesians 5:7-14) in a darkened world. The fruit of the light is found in goodness and righteousness and truth. When we live our lives in sync with God’s Word, we shine with Him, and the Light of the World (John 8:12), and we shine to His glory, piercing the darkness of this age.

These special fireflies do not always flash in unison. Sometimes they flash in waves across the midnight hillsides. At other times, they flash together in harmonious short bursts that end in sudden periods of darkness. Sometimes our lives look a lot like that too. But when we set our hearts to love God and one another, we cannot fail to shine.