By Pastor Dr. Aggrey Soyekwo
Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A town built 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 others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." - NIV
Light is good. It illuminates and shows things as they really are. It makes one not to stumble as they walk. It makes things enjoyable. It enables people to do what they want to do. Light is also a picture of transparency, honesty, peace, enlightenment. Darkness is the opposite of all these. With light, there is no darkness. Jesus said our light is to shine for the world to see the good works God can do. And that brings glory to the Father.
That’s a profound responsibility given to us! We are light to a dark evil world. By being what God has transformed us to be, we become channels of integrity in a corrupt world, of peace in a world full of turmoil, of love in a hate filled world, of hope in a hopeless world. That’s what Jesus was to the world, because He was/is the light of the world (John 8:12). He gave us exactly the same mission He had in the world.
This light we carry is the light of life. God expects us to shine His light to a dark lost and desperate world and bring His life to it. Let this light radiate through us everywhere we are. Multitudes are hopeless and desperate for this because all else people do without God is futile. It’s only by being in Christ that we can shine His light.
John 8:12 "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 1:4-5 "In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
Shalom children of God.