SOnTheM 12

“You are the light of the world. A city 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 men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-6

Funny how here Jesus says that His followers are the light of the world, and in John 8:12 he says that He is the Light of the world. Do we take the place of Christ? Of course not! Remember how we learned way back when that the moon does not shine its own light, but reflects the light of the sun? I think that’s sort of what this means. We reflect the Light of Christ through our lives, and thus illuminate the lives of others. Christ chooses to use us as His vessels to reveal the Light to others. What a privilege!
Have you ever been in a room so dark that if you lit a match, it wouldn’t light up at least part of the room? No, you haven’t. In fact, you could really define darkness as the absence of light. With this is mind, we are called to light the darkness of the world, and the very fact that there are Christ-followers here means that it is not completely dark and that there is some way for non-followers to see the Light of Christ.

May you live as Christ lives and love as Christ loves, and, in that way, you will be the light of the world.