Our Scripture reading today is Matthew 5:14, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid."
What kind of a light are you shining? Is it dull or bright? The light we have is from the Lord Jesus, but how it is shining depends on how we are living. Does our testimony at work or school give us an opportunity to speak about Jesus? The way we are living should already be letting people know that there is a difference in our lives. They should want what we have. They need the light!
“Poor world, poor world, it is dark, and gropes in midnight, and it cannot get light except it receives it through us!…To be the light of the world surrounds life with the most stupendous responsibilities, and so invests it with the most solemn dignity. Hear this, ye humble men and women, ye who have made no figure in society, ye are the light of the world. If ye burn dimly, dim is the world’s light, and dense its darkness.” (Spurgeon)