Let Your Light Shine — Part 2
“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the
sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a
crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth
the Word of life” (Philippians 1:15-16).
Letting our light shine for the Lord is not necessarily by speaking, although, as our verse indicates, we are to hold “forth the Word of life.” In other words, we are to speak for the Lord as He gives us opportunity.
But remember, light shines without making any noise. It just illuminates the darkness, and gives comfort, guidance and warmth. This is what we who know the Lord Jesus as our Saviour are to do in this morally and spiritually dark world. We are to let our light shine by what we do perhaps even more than by what we say.
When the Lord walked on earth He said, “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:5). However, the Lord is no longer here in this world the way He was back then. Now the word to us is, “Ye are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14).
