'We need lights everywhere!' (Mt 5:14)

I’m blessed to have a few Christian colleagues at work. We cross paths, and at times, discuss our faith, our calling, our mission.

Yesterday I had one of those conversations with Jackie, and she said, ‘We need lights everywhere!’ Jackie was referring to Christians being ‘stationed’ here and there and everywhere in this dark world.

Over the last few weeks I’ve had this ‘image’, this picture in my mind, of Christians as ‘lights’. One lamp or light in the middle of a dark field or street, changes the whole landscape of that place! One of the most impactful things about lights in the dark, is that they stop evil from happening.

People tend to do dark deeds in the dark. You turn on a light, and behavior changes. People don’t want their bad behavior to be seen, so where there is light, less bad things happen. When there is a power outage in a city, for example, and street lights and shop lights and house lights go off – crime surges! Lights protect people and places.

This is why a ‘lamp under a bowl’ is such a tragic loss. That area stays dark, people stay ‘lost’, and people get hurt. Ask the Lord today if you – a light of God – are situated where you need to be, and shining bright – as is your call and destiny.
 
 ‘You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 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. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.’ (Matthew 5:14-16)
 
 

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