Little Light, Bright Light

Scripture:
Matthew 5:14-16 (NASB)

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Devotional:

Being the light of the world is a familiar passage for most of us.  Growing up a popular kid’s song is This Little Light of Mine.  How many times have you sung that wonderful little song?  Think about headlights on a car.  When the car is new the lights are bright and shine way down the road.  Others can see you coming and your path is well lit.  Over time they get dirty, scratched, scarred and do not shine so bright.  As the light gets older it will dim and eventually stop working.

Sin in our lives is like that.  As we grow in sin we are not as bright for Christ.  Eventually we will not shine at all.  Confessing our sins is important but we must also repent.  We need to place ourselves into God’s will.  We will not be perfect but our goal is to be Christ like in perfection.  By being examples of who He is we will shine brightly for Him.  Our sins will be removed and we will be renewed.  Even though in this life we will not attain perfection our goal is to be as close to it as we possibly can.  Then Christ will shine brightly through us lighting our path and allowing others to see Him in us.