 Jesus declares we are to be the light of the world. Matthew 5:14 “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” Why are we to be the light of the world? We are to be an ambassador for Jesus here on earth. 2 Corinthians 5:20 “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.”
This clearly states we are to represent Jesus. God needs us to be his visual representative’s so others can believe that God is the true living God. God wants his word to set people free from the bondage of the world’s system. This is the very reason we have to be Christ like. When we become more like Jesus then were able to be the light on that hill and be able to spread the word a lot easier. Then we will be able to do the real works of God. Are we really supposed to spread the word of God and do the works of the Lord? Yes, we are to spread the word. Mark 16:15 “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” and Matthew 10:7 “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Now, how can we spread the word of God if we’re not showing the light? Think about this, how can we show the love of God when we play the wishy washy ways of the world’s system and trying to mix it with the ways of God. That doesn’t work, it will never work. What kind of works can we do for the Lord? Jesus tells us what we are to do. Jesus tells us we have work to do. Luke 4:18-19 “18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19) To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” Jesus tells us here just how much work we have to do. John 14:12 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” Notice, Jesus said greater works. That means a lot of work has to be done. So is the light of Jesus inside of us really important? Yes, it is very important for our light to be bright and real. Let’s look at this scripture in Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” When our light is dim others will have a very hard time seeing our good works. When our light is even less than dim others will only see it as a world’s way of help. This will make it hard for others to see that the power of God’s blessings become real and true. This is why we see a warning out of James 1:8 “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” When we play with the world’s ways and try to mix it with God’s way we have become that double-minded person, so now, our light is dim or not shining at all. What kind of way are we to be leading? We need to lead others on the right path just as the WORD has done for us. Psalms 119:105 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” When we really stick to the word and represent it in its fullest it will be simple for others to follow that light because the word of God is a powerful gateway. Psalms 119:130 “The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.” These two scriptures really tell us that the light of Jesus inside of us needs to be that powerful so that it can be seen. Jesus gave us two special commandments. We will look at the second first and then go back to the first one. The second commandment: Jesus told us to love our neighbor. Matthew 22:39 “And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” How can we be that light on the hill and do the greater works, if we can’t love our neighbors. God’s love does what? 1 Peter 4:8 “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” That’s why our light and love for others needs to shine through. This will help them draw closer to God and want to accept Jesus so they can receive the same blessing we get. Now, let’s look at the first commandment. The first commandment Jesus tells us to love God and not just part of the time either. Matthew 22:37 “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” We need to see that the light is not about our recognition; it’s about identifying who God is. What a powerful way to show how bright out light needs to be. Jesus gives us a warning in an indirect way about not shining that light in a personal way. Jesus also said were not to be ashamed of him. Luke 9:26 “For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.” Now why would Jesus say this to us? Again, we can show the true light of God’s word and his love, but if we are ashamed of Him, then our light will not shine. It’s time to change our light bulb if it’s not burning like it supposed to be. For those who want this kind of light shining through them and don’t know Jesus, take time out to visit our website, read our blogs, and get to know Jesus better. Become a partner with God and spread his kingdom as you build the light of Jesus inside of your own heart. We’re here to help you in any way we can, just contact us.
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