Matthew 5:14-17

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”

Matthew 5:14-17 (NLT)

Photograph courtesy of: Simone Baranski

We’ve heard this one a million times haven’t we? But maybe that is because we need to hear it a million times! It is a beautiful thought to picture this world like a large dark forest… a place that you can easily get lost in, surrounded by predators with trails that lead you in every direction with no rhyme or reason. And as you picture that dark forest imagine a swarm of lightning bugs glowing … lighting the way, illuminating paths, exposing those hunters lurking behind bushes and tree stumps.

What an honor and a privilege it is that He would love us so much that He allows us to light up this dark and dreary world. And the more we glow… the more He shows and the world becomes a brighter place because of it! You are a light… and I hope you remember how very important that light is to this world…and you remember today that His love is that inner glow that powers that lamp and it will never run out!

That is your promise today!