"You are the light of the world...let your light shine." Matthew 5:14-16
A little light is powerful in the midst of great darkness. This story was told during a church service I attended in Jerusalem years ago.
A Christian woman was standing on the curb of a busy street in downtown Jerusalem, waiting for the light to turn green, when a taxi drove up in front of her and stopped. The driver rolled down the window and said to the woman, "You're a Christian, aren't you?"
"Yes," she replied with shock. "How did you know?"
Struggling to explain in English, the driver pointed to the dome light in his cab and said, "Your light blinks."
Us little people who are not great orators or hold impressive titles may think we carry very little influence in a world gone mad, but Jesus reminds us of the power of light and salt. It's who we are! We preserve, we add flavor, and the Light in us can't help but shine.
"Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. for behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you. And His glory will be seen upon you." Isaiah 60:1-2
A little light is powerful in the midst of great darkness. This story was told during a church service I attended in Jerusalem years ago.
A Christian woman was standing on the curb of a busy street in downtown Jerusalem, waiting for the light to turn green, when a taxi drove up in front of her and stopped. The driver rolled down the window and said to the woman, "You're a Christian, aren't you?"
"Yes," she replied with shock. "How did you know?"
Struggling to explain in English, the driver pointed to the dome light in his cab and said, "Your light blinks."
Us little people who are not great orators or hold impressive titles may think we carry very little influence in a world gone mad, but Jesus reminds us of the power of light and salt. It's who we are! We preserve, we add flavor, and the Light in us can't help but shine.
"Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. for behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you. And His glory will be seen upon you." Isaiah 60:1-2