Jesus often referred to Himself as the light of the world. The world (our souls) was in darkness because of our sins and He came to light the way back to God.
But in Matthew 5:14-16 He said, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 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. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
What does He mean about this? How can He be the light of the world and us, you and me, also be the light of the world?
Let's consider it this way: He is the Son of God, He was sent to earth to light the world and bring it forth from darkness. His light originates from God. It is His light that we see to guide us to eternity.
We reflect His light onto the world. We do not have our own light; we merely reflect His light.
He is the sun shining His light and bringing life to the world. We are the moon which reflects the sun's brightness.
How do we reflect Christ's light in the world?
By the way we live, the way we speak and behave and act towards others. We can read in the Bible how Jesus behaved when He met people; the sick and the lame, the blind, the deaf, the mute and those possessed with demons and with many diseases and illness. He treated them all with kindness, love, caring and compassion.
Do we really reflect those qualities with everyone we meet? Or do we fall short of what He expects of us?
Do people recognise us as Christians - followers of Christ in every meaning of the word and not just paying lip service to it?
Let us start a new trend. Every morning let us pray to God that He sends us someone in our life whom we can help. He will not let us down. He will answer this prayer.
Let us be Christ to someone.
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