“You are the light of the world . . . let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matt. 5:14, 16). Followers of Jesus provide the illumination of God’s goodness to the world. We are not darkness to them, and we are not affliction to them. God’s light radiates through us so that others can see who God is, what goodness is and how Jesus gives us inner happiness. It’s encouraging to remember that we have the privilege of being God’s light. His light indwells us so that if we abide in him we will naturally light up like a little sun and be a light of the world. And just as the sun creates a gravitational pull, others who seek good will gravitate in your direction.
Are you encouraged by the idea that you are a light of the world? Do you think of yourself as a light of the world? In what ways does your light shine?
