The Believers Influence In The World: Light - Part 4

The Three Fold Application of Light

Light’s position — The light is placed on top of a hill or on a lampstand for all to see. The primary duty of the light was to be seen. The world has to know who we are, what we are, and where we are. A city on a hill can’t be hid. If we are really Christians, we cannot stay hidden because there is no such thing as secret discipleship. Your Christianity should be visible to all. It must be seen in the factory, in the office, in school, in the kitchen, at restaurants, in our language, in our behavior, in our relationships.

You don’t light a candle and put it under a bushel, because this renders it useless. Uselessness invites disaster. Let me ask you, "are you deliberately concealing your light?" The light of many Christians is visible only in the church. Jesus didn’t say “you are the light of the church”, He said, “you are the light of the world”. Don’t hide your light under a bushel, the bushel can be fear, compromise, unconcern, or rebellion. The devil will always push you to hide your light under a bushel.

Light’s nature — A light is a guide, it makes the way clear.
Light always dispels darkness, “Then God said, let there be light and there was light and God saw the light that is was good and God divided the light from the darkness” (Gen.1:4-5). But darkness can never, never dispel light. “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John1:5). Light exposes, it reveals the way things really are. “This is the condemnation that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil” (John3:19). Only light can explain the darkness, the darkness can never explain the light. Light is pure and life giving while darkness represents oppression and death.

We have a responsibility to let the light of love, healing and freedom penetrate the darkness. Christians must make the way clear to others by sending out a clear strong beam of light.
Sometimes a light can be used as a warning light that tells of danger ahead. Sometimes it’s our responsibility to warn others of the danger's ahead.