Let Your Light Shine | Matthew

Jesus tells us to let your light shine! And I encourage you right now to let your light shine! I'll be reading from Matthew 5:15 (NLT)
Matthew 5:15 (NLT)
15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
Light was limited and available in the form of fire, including oil lamps. As houses grew dark after sunset, lamps would be lit and, if available, distributed around the house. Placement was important. The lamps would be put on a stand in the optimal spot to provide as much light to the room as possible. This is the point of Jesus' comment in this verse: why would anyone light a lamp at night as the sun goes down and then put a basket over it? They would not, Jesus says. The light of lamps is meant to be seen in the same way that the light of Christ is meant to be seen in the world.
The analogy is that the believers in Jesus are the lamps. In fact, they are the only source of true spiritual light, the light of Christ. That light is meant to be seen, so Jesus tells His disciples not to hide it or cover it up for any reason. The following verse is a famous expression of the need for Christian goodness to be visible to the world. Doing the works given by God is how His disciples will distribute His light. Failing to do those good works, then, is like putting a cover over the only lamp in a dark room; hiding the light makes the lamp useless.
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[@sinthiachavez69]

Thank you! Very good explanation ❤️👍

[@BrianSadler-zx6ev]

😢 thanks bro Mike for the word
Lord keep your hands on him and his family and keep using them for your glory 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 from brother Brian 🙏 🙌 of the Kaigh Ave Baptist church here in Camden 😭 🙏 God bless u keep speaking his word

[@FaithAndFire]

Amen.
Thank you Brother Brian.
God bless you and your family.

[@BrianSadler-zx6ev]

Glory to his name bless his name Amen from brother Brian of the Kaigh Ave Baptist church here in Camden

[@FaithAndFire]

God bless Brian! Keep spreading the good news!

[@jacquiewilson353]

Thank you Mike for letting your light 💡 shine. I plan on doing the same with the help of our Helper the Holy Spirit who empowers us through Jesus Christ the son of God. I decree and declare that I am that Light and I will walk in it even more today and everyday God allows me to be in this sinful world. I am truly joyful for this place is not my home I am traveling through while being used by our Heavenly Father ok 👍🏾 Have a blessed, bright and fantastic Friday 😁

[@FaithAndFire]

Thank you Jacquie! God bless you! Let that light shine!
Thank you for stopping by the channel!

[@BrianSadler-zx6ev]

Thanks for your respond back from Brother Brian of the Kaigh Ave Baptist church here in Camden 😭 🙏 🙌 😇😇😇🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@BrianSadler-zx6ev]

Keep letting your light shine before all your family so that the Lord may see your good works and glorify our Father which in heaven 😢😢😢😢😢😢 from brother Brian of the Kaigh Ave Baptist church here in Camden