![]() ![]() ![]() In other words, when you get right with God and are filled with the Holy Spirit, He will simply shine through you. ![]() Christ says we are to "let" our lights shine. We have to surrender our lives to Him completely. How can we shine for God? Jesus says that we are to let our lights shine before men in such a way that they will see our good works and glorify God ( Matthew 5:16). We shine brightest when we shine together. As Christians come together, there is a glow for the Lord that we cannot create individually. Each house in a city with its lights on cast a glow across the sky. Jesus also talked of the strength of collective light. That means we have to get beyond the church walls and take the light out to where it is dark. Jesus describes what we are in this passage - the light of the world, not the light of the church. That's how God intends to get his work done on earth today: through you! It's not just pastors and missionaries who are the light it's everybody who loves the Lord. Even today, you are the light of the world. Yet Christ said to them, "You are the light of the world" ( Matthew 5:14). Jesus was speaking to a crowd of just ordinary folks. The light speaks of the testimony of a follower of Christ, revealing and illuminating the truth. Jesus also described His people as being like light, which is on the outside. The salt speaks of the inward part, the character of the Christian. When salt is applied, it dissolves inward and disappears. We are called to be the salt and light in the world. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” ( Matthew 5:13-16) Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." ( Matthew 5:14-16) Light of the World in Scripture Here Christ tells them "You are the light of the world. In Jesus Christ's " Sermon on the Mount," he first preaches to His followers the Beatitudes, of who shall be blessed by God, and then of salt and light. ![]()
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