Topic: Let Your Light Shine Before Men [Wednesday June 24, 2015]
Text: Matthew 5:13-17
Key Verse: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
Jesus Christ, in His sermon on the Mount, taught some cardinal virtues of the Christian faith. He particularly described Christians as salt of the earth. Salt is known to be a flavour, which adds better tastes to food and equally helps to preserve the food from going bad.
By this teaching, Jesus pointed out that Christians, through their conducts and lifestyle, should make the world a happier place. They should live a pure life, which should be according to God’s precept, and become an example to other people. This would make the world easier for people to live in. But when Christians lose their Christ-like virtues, they would become like salt which has lost its proper flavour. Such salt will no longer be useful.
Jesus equally taught that Christians, as the light of the world, should not hide their identities. They should exhibit their Christ-like virtues, which should guard others in the proper and right way. It would be foolish, therefore, for believers not to live out the Christ in them, which could amount to hiding a lamp under a bowl. Christians must allow the light in them to shine to help people avoid taking bad decisions.
This shows that in our offices, schools, markets and other places, we should not hide our Christian identity. We should not compromise our faith through dishonesty, covetousness an corruption. Our relations, friends and colleagues are looking up to us as a guiding light to lead the way for them to follow. They may not initially muster the will to resist temptation, but with our Christ-like action, consecration and commitment, they may be converted to Christ and we would have saved precious souls from going to hell.
Bible in One Year: Ezra 7-10
Thought for The Day: Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
