BFB-The Stretch Devotional & Guide 2026 - Flipbook - Page 16
REACH OUT | STRETCHING TOWARD OTHERS
DAY 8: BEING VISIBLE FOR GOD
PASTOR FELIX L. COLE
MATTHEW 5:14-16 (NIV)
Reflection:
Light doesn’t compete with darkness, it simply exposes it.
Expanded Focus:
Some of the most powerful moments of ministry I’ve witnessed never happened in a
pulpit. They happened in hospital waiting rooms, grocery store aisles, school hallways,
and parking lots. They happened when BFB members sat in the bleachers at a Fort Walton
Beach or Choctaw basketball game, not because their child was playing, but because they
wanted a player in our church to feel seen. They happened when people from Beulah
quietly slipped into recitals, graduations, or award ceremonies, not to be recognized, but
to make sure somebody knew,
