Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16 The Message
An important and essential goal of God that stretches back to the beginning of time is to share the light. To bring light to the darkness. In other words we are to shine our light so that others may know about God. Be Jesus to the lost and lonely. Be a light bearer.
What do you think a light bearer is to do? Being a light bearer doesn't mean to only stay where there is light but to go to the darkness, the confusion and bring light there. Show God's love to the ones in the darkness, to the ones that are confused.
Think about it ... as Christians do we tend to stay in lit-up places? Do we stay in our "comfort zones"? Or do we practice what Jesus taught. Jesus went to the "dark places", He loved and ministered to the "confused" or lost. We are taught to imitate Jesus' actions in loving others and showing others grace.
GRACE - Divine love and protection bestowed freely on people. The state of being protected or sanctified by the favor of God. An excellence or power granted by God.
Jesus showed grace to beggars, cheaters, prostitutes, thieves, adulterers. In essence He showed Grace to everyone. If Jesus, the most perfect human, could show grace shouldn't we show the same grace and love to others too? Yes I know it is very hard to get out of our comfort zone and love others unconditionally. It is so much easier to point at their weaknesses and their wrong doing and judge others than to show compassion and show them the Light. We don't need to keep our Light under a bushel we need to have it out there where everyone can see it.
It is really ironic that Christians or people that profess to be Christians are the first ones to cast the first stone and to point out others mistakes and short comings and to keep harping on them. They are the ones that could be causing the darkness instead of bringing the light to others.
Go and Shine your Light - God's Light!
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