“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matt. 5:14-16 NKJV)
Like the salt adjective that is used to epitomize us, light is also a very profound word. Light is so important that it was the very first element of creation because everything else depends on it.
Again to fairly understand what the charge as the ‘light of the world’ means, we’ll take a closer look at some of the outstanding attributes of light.
First on the many attributes of light is it’s dominion over darkness. No matter how dark a place is, once light is introduced, darkness automatically exits.
Light in the context of our study is both spiritual and physical; the spiritual light being more important. It’s the spiritual light that determines how much of the physical light a man can enjoy. A lot of lives and destinies are held by spiritual darkness and it takes sufficient spiritual light to bring about liberation and illumination.
So, before we talk about the physical light, we must first acknowledge that the reason the Bible calls us light is not just for physical illumination. We are the light of the world not just to make places bright but to exercise the authority of our Lord Jesus over the enemy. As representatives of Christ Jesus, we carry His Light to the world, breaking the bands of wickedness.
For so the Lord has commanded us:
‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ (Acts 13:47)
Prayer Point
Lord, please give me the grace to live and shine as the light that I am.
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