We are the Salt and Light of this world.
Jesus said that we are the salt and light of this world, and that we should let our light shine, so it can be useful to others. In doing so, we bring glory and praise to God our Father. Thank you LORD for bringing new opportunities to me, so I can serve others.
Text: Matthew 5:13-16 NIV
Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 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.
6 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Insights:
[From Daily Bread] In March 2020, while walking his dog in New York City’s Central Park, Whitney, a retired financial expert, saw trucks, stacks of tarps, and white tents, each bearing a cross and the name of a charity he’d never heard of before. When he discovered the group was building a field hospital for his fellow New Yorkers with COVID-19, he asked if he could help. For weeks, despite differing faiths and politics, he and his family pitched in wherever they could. Whitney stated, “Every single person I’ve met has been a genuinely nice person.” And he applauded the fact that no one was paying them to “help my city in our hour of deep, deep need.”
In response to the tremendous needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, unlikely partners in service were brought together, and believers in Jesus were given new opportunities to share Christ’s light with others.
In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught His followers to “let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds” (Matthew 5:16). We shine Christ’s light by letting the Spirit guide us in loving, kind, and good words and actions (see Galatians 5:22–23). When we allow the light we’ve received from Jesus to shine clearly in our daily lives, we also “glorify [our] Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
This day and every day may we shine for Christ, as He helps us be salt and light in a world that desperately needs Him.
Me: Thank you LORD that you are giving me some opportunities to allow the light in me to shine, so I can be of service to others. You said - "Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." Lord, may your name be praised, and may it bring honor and glory to your holy name, for whatever good things or deeds that I will do, in your name. Thank you LORD.
