“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” – Matthew 5:14
The world is a dark place. Marred by sin, wracked by violence, fractured and divided by hatred, power, selfishness, and cruelty. It’s dark and it certainly feels like it’s getting darker in these present days. But Jesus is the light of the world. He is the light that can and will overcome the darkness. If you believe, follow, and love Him, then you have His light in you. That makes YOU the light of the world!
Don’t hide your light. The world doesn’t need more Christians hiding the light of Christ in fear or un-Christlike behavior. Shine the light. Love people like Jesus loves them. Tell people about Jesus. Give sacrificially to help people just as Jesus sacrificed everything to help you. Think, speak, and act like Jesus. Don’t think, speak, or act like everyone else.
Be distinctly different from non-believers. Live the values of God’s Kingdom in public. It may not be welcomed or appreciated because neither was Jesus. Shine the light anyway! Love people simply because they’re made in God’s image. Care for the vulnerable, poor, sick, and oppressed in the name of Jesus. Pray boldly and persistently for the world to be transformed by Jesus.
Stop chasing the things the world tells you to chase. The excessive pursuit of comfort, pleasure, convenience, power, money, and status just cover your light. Don’t hide your light. The world doesn’t need more darkness. It needs more followers of Jesus radiating His light at all times and in all ways. #FollowJesus