S
The Light shined in the darkness, but the darkness could not comprehend it. (John 1:5)
There is a saying: we always fear what we do not understand. So, the darkness is in fear of the Light, but where are we shining our Light? Are we shining it before men, like Matthew 5:16 tells us to, or are we simply "relighting" our own churches and our own homes? Are we letting the world be consumed by darkness as we hide in our rooms with our light, waiting for it to all be over?
luke 8:16 says we need to not hide our light, but put it on a stand. Jesus said to us all that He is the Light of the World. He said that His Light will give life to the world. But if we do not show our light to the world, then Jesus wasted His time on the cross, because all that would have come from it would be cowards and people who could have been saved, but were trapped in the dark and couldn't see their way out.
There is a saying: we always fear what we do not understand. So, the darkness is in fear of the Light, but where are we shining our Light? Are we shining it before men, like Matthew 5:16 tells us to, or are we simply "relighting" our own churches and our own homes? Are we letting the world be consumed by darkness as we hide in our rooms with our light, waiting for it to all be over?
luke 8:16 says we need to not hide our light, but put it on a stand. Jesus said to us all that He is the Light of the World. He said that His Light will give life to the world. But if we do not show our light to the world, then Jesus wasted His time on the cross, because all that would have come from it would be cowards and people who could have been saved, but were trapped in the dark and couldn't see their way out.
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."