A The Baptist Deacon

The Light of the World?

Matthew 5: 14 – 16   ¹⁴Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.  ¹⁵Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

We think of the above verses as children’s verses. It is simple and easy to understand. You can’t see the light if you hide it. How can the world see Christ in you if you never show it? Mark 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.  

Again another verse that is easy to understand. Good works will not get you to heaven. Make no mistake about that. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and arose to claim victory over death, hell and the grave. You must be born again, saved by the grace of God to enter into that kingdom. Let us not be ashamed of our Father.

Now when we are saved we should want to allow the world to see Jesus in our lives. Take that candle out from under the bushel and let it shine. Your life may be the only bible some people will ever read.

I mentioned above that we think of the candlestick and the bushel as being children’s verses. We try to make working for the Lord something harder than it is or should be. Lets stop take a look around and see how simple the plan of salvation is and then maybe we can see that even children’s verses are meant for us.

It is important that we tell as many lost people the good news. That good news is Jesus. Jesus Saves.

How bright is your light?

God Bless You!

I am from Sparta Tennessee. It is a small town in the middle of the state East of Nashville and West of Knoxville.
I have been a Christian for twenty - one years. This does not mean that I am perfect just forgiven, saved by the wonderful grace of God.
I am married to a wonderful woman and we have four kids three boys and a little girl.
I am active in my community as well as in my church. I am currently serving as church clerk and treasurer. I was set aside for the office of Deacon and ordained in May of 2002.

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