“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid” – Matthew 5:14
LIGHT FOR NOW: The believer in Christ is meant to be a direction giver.
In the previous verse, Jesus compared His disciples to salt (Matthew 5:13). Now He compares them to light. He calls them the light of the world. Light was a crucial symbol in the Jewish world view. Just as Greek culture prized knowledge, or Roman culture valued glory or modern American culture values freedom, Hebrew culture’s ideal standard was light. Spiritually speaking, there is no light in the world apart from Jesus Christ. His light shines through every person who belongs to Him. In this way, the light of Christ is distributed into the darkness in every corner of humanity. That this light is meant to be visible to the world is also important.
Jesus adds to this metaphor by referring to a city positioned on top of a hill. It is not meant to be hidden; a city on a hill is meant to be seen and found even in the darkness. The light of Christ is meant to shine out brightly from all who belong to Christ. It is meant to be discovered by those still in darkness. Jesus will add to this point in the following verse that Christ’s light should not be covered up in the lives of His followers. It is means to be seen. When you have the life of Christ in you, you have no option than to shine. Glory!
INSTRUCTION: Shine the light of the glorious gospel of Christ.
CONFESSION: Father, by virtue of the life of Christ within me, I shine as never before, in Jesus Name, Amen.
QUOTE: The truth is a person, and that person is Christ.
DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: JOHN CHAPTER 4; EVENING: JOHN CHAPTER 5
LIGHT FROM THE WORD 