The Fact: “You are”, literally “You only are the light”
God is light. “God is light and in Him is no darkness at all”. “If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness we lie and do not practice the truth” (1John1:5-6).
Jesus is the light of the world, and the giver of light. “I am the light of the world, He said. To follow me is to walk not in the dark but to be in possession of the light of life” (John8:12 Barclay).
At salvation, darkness becomes light, we were transferred out of the kingdom of darkness and placed into the kingdom of light. A Christian is now a light in a dark world. “For at one time you were darkness itself but now in union with the Lord you are light itself. You must live like children of light” (Ephesians 5:8 Williams). Jesus is like the sun and the moon is a picture of the church. The moon shines but not by its own light, it reflects the light of the sun.
The question you have to answer is, "Are you reflecting Christ like a full moon or a quarter moon?". “God who first ordered the light to shine in the darkness has flooded our hearts with His light. We can now enlighten men only because we can give them knowledge of the glory of God as we have seen it in the face of Jesus Christ” (2Cor.4:6). God sheds His light on the world through those who have received His light through Jesus Christ. If you are a Christian you are the light of the world. This is not something you become it's something you are! Are you letting your light shine?
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