Matthew 5:14-16 (NKJV) 14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
We are the light of the world!
Jesus told us that we are the light of the world. He also said that we are to let our light shine before men so that our Father in heaven may be glorified.
This gives us a huge responsibility. It means that we can’t just sit back and hold God’s light within us, hoarding it four ourselves. Instead, we need to let that light shine to those we come into contact with, each and every day.
We work with people, go to school with people, interact with people outside of our home everywhere we go. It is these very people who need God’s hope and love. And it is through us that they will see Him, if we let them.
But don’t take this wrong. This does not mean that we need to preach to everyone we see. This means that we are to love them. We need to treat them kindly, with respect, with compassion, mercy and without judging them.
It is this kind of love and this kind of interaction that will let God’s light shine through us onto them and into their lives.
You may ask “how will they know it’s God’s love if we don’t share the gospel with them or if we don’t tell them that it’s God’s love?”. They will know because it is different than what they are accustomed to.
Love people. Smile and say hello. Be pleasant. After all, isn’t this what we would like others to do for us? And isn’t this what God has told us to do?
Let your light shine!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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Greetings in the name of Jesus!