You are the Light of the world

"You are like light for the whole world. Your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in Heaven." (Matthew 5:14, 16)

"The eyes are like a lamp for the body. If your eyes are sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eyes are no good, your body will be in darkness. So if the light in you is darkness, how terribly dark it will be!" (Matthew 6:22)

What does it mean here? How can you make your eyes sound? How do you make your body full of light? My answer is: Read the bible and follow Jesus' teachings! Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness." (John 8:12) If you do not follow His teachings, you are walking in the darkness. For He said, "They are wrong about sin, because they do not believe in Me; they are wrong about what is right because I am going to the Father and you will not see Me anymore; and they are wrong about the judgment, because the ruler of this world has already been judged." (John 16:9-11)

So now you know Jesus and God the Father as Jesus said, "If you knew Me, you would know My Father also." (John 8:19) Since you know Him, why not acting as His instrument of His light? Because you are like the light of the world. You should go around and tell people about Jesus and spread the gospel. "Though we are many, we are one body in union with Christ, and we are all joined to each other as different parts of one body. So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God's message, we should do it according to the faith that we have; if it is to serve, we should serve; if it is to teach, we should teach; if it is to encourage others, we should do so. Whoever shares with others should do it generously; whoever has the authority should work hard; whoever shows kindness to others should do it cheerfully." (Romans 12:5-8) So why not starting today? Read the bible as the first step before you can light the others, the whole body of Christ. Do not forget to consult God with your prayers frequently or as much as your desires.

"A lamp is not lighted by itself, so the human soul does not give light to itself but calls out to God. 'You indeed, O Lord, give light to my lamp.' " - St Augustine

"Words that do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness." - Mother Teresa