Christian Influence: Light of the World

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Ye are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14a

 

 

Jesus Christ is speaking to his disciples.  He calls them light. He ordained this to be. Light. That pure, penetrating element with power to reveal all the truth hidden and obscured beneath a cloak of darkness. 

 

Recall Jesus said He was the light. “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

 

So that light shining through us as Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ comes from the Source of all Light.  Our light shining will exhibit the spirit of Jesus. 

 

Would we ever be so bold to identify ourselves as light? Jesus said, we are the light of the world.

 

Had He said, the earth, we might have been able to narrow our influence’s focus on wherever our feet might tread.  Having specified, the world, our Christian influence is meant to radiate light like the stars and enlighten the world.

 

Keep in mind, the world is Satan’s domain. Under Satan’s influence, the world is made of systems built on God’s earth, systems of society, religion, civilization, that rarely or never take into account Jesus Christ and His gossip of the Kingdom of God. 

 

Jesus says we are to be the light in those places.

 

And the devil, taking him (Jesus) up into a high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. Luke 4: 5-7 KJV

 

The devil attempted to buy out Jesus, not unlike the manner in which he had tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden, and not unlike the way he entices men and women today to worship him rather than God.

 

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’Luke 4:8

 

Hold fast to Him so that you may become blameless and pure, Children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. (See Philippians 2:15)

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