14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 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.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16 (KJV)
If the world ever needed light, it’s now. It’s the unexplainable way we can receive hope over despair, peace over chaos, and joy over sorrow. How can we let our light shine?
When we accept Christ into our lives, the Holy Spirit comes to live inside of us. His power becomes our power. His light becomes our light.
John writes about God and the beginning of time. In John 1:4-5, he writes, “In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
This powerful indistinguishable light of God can illuminate even the darkest places and bring hope to the desolate and downtrodden. We can shine the light of Christ or not.
Let’s see what the Scripture says about light.
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6 (KJV)
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 9:5 (KJV)
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Psalm 119:130 (KJV)
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Luke 12:2-3 (KJV)
Four ways you can let your light shine today:
- Examine your heart
- Be authentic
- Encourage others
- Read the Word
God has given us an incredible gift in His light.