Let your light shine!

Matthew 5:14-16, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

When the sun comes up in the morning, everyone can see it. It shines down and lights up the earth. And just as everyone can see the sun in the sky, we want others to see the light of Christ in our lives.

Jesus is the light of the world. When we receive Jesus into our lives, we can have His light shine through us. With Christ in our lives, others will see the Lord’s work in the way we live. When we belive in Jesus, we no longer are in the darkness of the world, but we are now in the Light. 

“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” John 12:46

When someone has Jesus in their life, they abide in His light, and that light will lead the way to Heaven. Because we have Jesus in our life, His light will guide us on the path to Heaven. The world is like a dark room filled with traps. And unless we have a Light to guide us through, we will surely be caught and perish. We need a light to show us the way. Jesus is the light that we need. Unless an unbeliever accepts Jesus into their life, they don’t have a light and they abide in darkness. Those without the Light will fail to find everlasting life.

“But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.” John 11:10

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:12

We want everyone to see how a true Christian lives their life. We want the world to see that Christians are loving and forgiving. We want them to see that Christians are merciful and obedient. We want to be a bright beacon for Christ in a dark world. 

1 Peter 2:21, “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”

To follow someone means to do it in the same manner as someone else. It is to replicate an action. We need to follow Jesus to get to Heaven. He is the light of the world, and the world is full of darkness. When we have the light of Christ in us, others will be able to see it. They will see that Jesus is working in us. No longer are we doing wrong or evil to others, but instead we are living in love. 

Are you living as a bright beacon for Christ? Is Jesus evident in your life? Stoke up the fires of the Holy Spirit and make that light bright!

In Christ,

Andrew