Light of the World.

Matthew 5:14-16
14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.


This is a bit of a continuation from yesterday, using the same general area of the Bible, just one verse down. It's a part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

Every Sunday morning we have a little saying we say at my church when we have new guests in the house. It's been a tradition for sometime now to give out a candle to the first-time visitors. Then we follow this gift-giving by saying, "Jesus is the Light of the World." Our goal to let others realize that we need to focus on Jesus and follow his light that he sheds on humanity and in turn, do the same.

Once again Jesus is using a metaphor (in this case - light) to describe his people. As followers of Christ, we are the light at the end of the tunnel. We are the light that can break through the darkest places...even the knicks and crannies! Just like the city lights brighten up a region, we have the potential to light up the entire world as if the sun is shining everywhere 24/7. As light carriers, we have a huge effect on those left in the dark.

Our good deeds can make the light bulbs go off in one's head and realize who their true Savior is. Shining light also illuminates the truth and says that we need Jesus to forgive our sins.

Remember as you go about your day that Jesus called us to be the light. We can lead the way to Christ. Also looking back at yesterday and applying it to today's devo...spread the gospel so that as Christians we don't lose our salitness and cause our lights to be extinguished.

"There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures." ~James Thurber