“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.“
Matthew 5:14 NKJV
God created you to be a peculiar being. He made you to be a shinning light in a dark world. Hence, when there’s darkness, you don’t complain, but rather, you shine your light therein.
Genesis 1:16 informs us that, “…He made the stars also.” It is the Lord who made stars! You shine ever so brightly and the brightness of your light cannot be ignored for it is the Lord who’s made you a star. When there’s darkness in your nation, community, workplace, family, that’s an opportunity for you to solve problems, to come up with money making solutions, and shine!
Even more gloriously, as a Christian, as you shine your light by your works, when men see your good works, they’ll glorify the Heavenly Father for those works will serve as testament of His presence and greatness!
Matthew 5:16 NIV says, ”In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.“ It’s more than shinning, it’s about drawing men to the Lord God. Soul winning becomes easy when you walk in God's preordained paths of success and greatness, doing those good works He’s planned for you (Ephesians 2:10).
There’s something that God has planned for you to do, He’s called and anointed you to solve problems. John 5:35 reads, ”He was a burning and a shining light… .” You are a burning and a shinning light! And where do you shine? That place where you spend most of your time, your workplace, school, business etc. and by your shinning (good works) men shall glorify our Lord God.
Confession:
I’m a burning and a shinning light! I carry solutions to the problems in my world for the Lord God has called and anointed me to be a problem solver. Darkness can never prevail in my world for I'm a star and my brightness cannot be hidden. Hallelujah.
Further Study:
Matthew 5:14
Psalm 71:7