Shining His Light

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16

There are some impressive resumes in Hollywood. So luminous are they to the world that they are known as stars. So, is it then the light of accomplishment we are to shine to the world? Could it be the light of a pretty face? What if I don't have either of those? Jesus had said to them in v14, "You are the light of the world." Given that multitudes were mentioned earlier in the chapter, they were likely not all either pretty or accomplished. Perhaps the whole Hollywood thing is on the wrong track.

In John 8:12, Jesus gives to us this explanation:

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

Ah, Jesus is the light we need to shine and we gain that light of life by following Him. That squares with Isaiah who told us, "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." Born in darkness, we cannot produce a light of ourselves. By following our Lord Jesus, we shine with His light.

Have a bright shining day in Christ Jesus!

Bucky