Let your light shine before others

Something we all have in common and understand how it works is the light switch.   We know that when we come into a dark room and flick the switch to on the room lights up and all the darkness is gone what was hidden by the darkness is exposed in the bright light.

We know that light does not change the darkness into light it only exposes darkness with the light.

There are three things that can keep the light switch from doing its job.   The switch gets some dirt between the contact and the power source, there is a short in the switch due to over load or some other factor that allows the wires to touch each other and short out, the switch becomes open and cannot make contact with the power source.

Either way the light switch cannot do its job until its contact to the power source is cleaned, repaired or replaced.

Likewise we Christians are God’s light switches here on earth the world is a very dark wicked place and evil people do evil sinful things hidden by and covered by the darkness.

God’s purpose for us is to light up the world around us to expose the darkness with light of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.   Jesus said, "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”   Matthew 5:14

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. “  Matthew 5:16

If we are truly connected to the power source, (God’s Holy Spirit) when we come into a dark room or place the gospel light shining through us will light up the darkness around us and sinful things will be exposed by the light that is in us.   Now when this happens all that is dark and sinful in the room or place where we are will do one of two things, they will leave the room or the demons of darkness that are always present in the darkness will attack us and try to short circuit our connection to the power source in attempt to shut off the light switch.

We Christians if we are not careful can fall into the trap of allowing ourselves to become so overloaded with things that are not really important we can become so consumed with doing the things that pleasure our flesh, that we become so stressed out that we will at some point short circuit ourselves from our power source and our light will go out.

We can let a little of the world’s filthy dirt get stuck between us and God so that we cannot make contact with the Holy Spirit who is our power source.   And our light will no longer shine in the darkness we will become as the darkness if we allow this to happen.   “See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. “  Luke 11:35

If we fail to always watch and pray and stay close to Jesus who is the only contact between us and God.   The Holy Spirit Jesus sent down from heaven to live in all Christian believers to comfort us in the darkness of life and guide us from the darkness of sin into the marvelous light of the gospel of Jesus Christ.   If we do not always watch and pray then we will have allowed an open circuit between us and God.   We will backslide back into the darkness of sin that Jesus saved us out of and delivered us from.

Backslidden Christians have lost their connection to their power source and they are consumed with the darkness of sin their lights have gone out.

As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.   Proverbs 26:11   Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.   Jeremiah 3:22

How about you today is your light shining?   Are you performing the purpose that God meant for you to do?   Are you the light in the darkness around you?

If others cannot see the gospel light of the Lord Jesus Christ shining in you and radiating from you then you have allowed something to get between you and God that has stopped your switch from doing its job.

If this is your condition today you do have a choice to return to God, repent of sin that is blocking you from contact with God you can choose to allow the blood of Jesus to cleanse your heart from the desire to sin and the word of God to wash away all the sin that is separating you from God.   You can receive the full forgiveness for your sins through the love, mercy and grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.   And your light can shine brightly again to the glory and honor of our Father in heaven.

Know this God’s light will shine in the world always exposing the darkness of sin and if some foolish Christians will not let Him shine through them He will remove them from the task and allow them to perish in their sins.   And will raise up those who will be obedient to His purpose and will.

Here is the Lord’s one and only purpose for His Christian church on earth:

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;   1 Peter 2:9

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