I read the words of Matthew 5 last night..
4"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
These words jumped out at me, and I lay thinking about our responsibility as Christians, to let our highest good into the world. As Christians, we are lights in the world, powered by the Holy Spirit, to bring glory to the father. In the Lords Prayer, the lines are “thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”. How are we bringing Gods kingdom into the earth?
Jesus was a social revolutionary, challenging the sin and power structures of his time. He would retreat in prayer, regain his strength, then go into the world, preaching, teaching, healing, doing Gods work to transform the earth. At the school I teach at, there is little spirituality, yet today I was encouraged when a group of students asked if they could use my classroom to pray for a sick student. This gave me hope, hope for them to become leaders, to become social revolutionaries, to choose life, honor and respect instead of lawless self-interest. They can do this by being lights, by letting their goodness shine out while they praise their father in heaven…
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