The Lord Jesus in Matthew 5:14 (MSG) declared concerning us, "You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world". We are designed by God to shine and bring out the God-colors in the world. This is a noble call for every child of God. How bright is your light? How are the God colors manifested in your life? In our theme scripture Jesus said, "Let your light so shine before men...' This shows that God expects us to shine so brightly and not dimly. This signifies that you have to embrace excellence in your life and dealings. Don't entertain mediocrity in what you do either in ministry, business or work. Beside being endowed by the gift to make interpretation of dreams, Daniel had an excellent spirit (Daniel 6:3). What distinguished him was not just the gift but his excellence also. Daniel 6:3 (NCV) attest, "Daniel showed that he could do the work better than the other supervisors and governors, so the king planned to put Daniel in charge of the whole kingdom".

In excellence you give attention to your work. You don't just aim at fulfilling assignments without excellence. Work hard and smart, giving attention to details in your work so as to give excellent products. Remember you are called to bring out the God colors to your world. You must be convinced that your outputs bring out the God colors. This also includes your character and mannerism. Don't be a gifted person with degraded morals. A gifted person with bad character is like a good perfume that has dead flies inside (Eccl 10:1) and this undermines the effective utilization of your gift. Don't come to the limelight and then vanish quickly due to eroded morals in your character. Make sure you build a godly and excellent Christian character. Embrace excellence in your life.