Share Jesus' light with everyone

Read it: Matthew 5:14-16

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ 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. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Think through it:

In this passage of scripture, Jesus is telling the people to not be ashamed of the truth (that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and no one can have a relationship with God except through him) ... to shine their light in this dark world and to not hide it so that no one can see.

In chapter one of the Gospel of John, John says that Christ is the Eternal Word.

 ¹ In the beginning the Word already existed.
      The Word was with God,
      and the Word was God.
 ² He existed in the beginning with God.
 ³ God created everything through him,
      and nothing was created except through him.
 ⁴ The Word gave life to everything that was created,^[a]
      and his life brought light to everyone.
 ⁵ The light shines in the darkness,
      and the darkness can never extinguish it.

 So when we accept Christ into our lives and choose to follow him, Jesus tells us that we are to go out into the world and be like Him so that people will know him and follow him as well.

So if we are like Christ, then we are also supposed to bring light and the truth of God's word to everyone... even the ones we might not get along with, even the ones who might intimidate us, even the ones who push us away, even the ones who might not fit in... everyone.

So what does this mean for you? Are you sharing your light...or can no one see your light because you're too ashamed?

Pray about it: Ask God to show you where you need to change. If you're too ashamed to spread Christ's light to others, ask him to help you to be strong and courageous. Also, ask him to show you how you can share your light with other. If you only shine your light a little bit, ask God to help you to be more brave and what other ways you can show your light.

Live it: Now go! Shine HIS light! Don't hide it away! Share it with others and help light their flame so they can be on fire for Jesus, too!

Listen to this: Until the whole world hears