“Let Your Light Shine”
“You are the
light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people
light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it
gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine
before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in
heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16
But you are a
chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession,
that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his
wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;
once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10
How good a
light are you? Has your light burned out? Have your batteries run down? A light
that doesn’t shine has lost its usefulness. Jesus said that no one hides a
light under a basket but puts it on a lampstand to
illuminate everything around it.
We don’t have
light within ourselves, but we receive light by the way Jesus is reflected in
our lives. He is the light. Let His light shine and reflect on you. We shine in
His reflection.
God has placed
each of us in a specific environment that will best allow us to shine in His
light. Don’t be light a burned out streetlight. Shine on!
Whether you are a candle in a corner
or a beacon on a hill, let your light shine.
Our Daily Bread –