Light in a Dark World

Jesus declared in Matthew 5:16: “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”  The ones who have God’s gospel shining on them are going to reflect that light for others to see.  God desires to use us to draw other people to himself.  He is using us to call people out of their darkness of separation from him.

But it isn’t just for you or me that God’s Gospel glows in the dark.  Isaiah also says in Isaiah 60:3 “And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.”  Those in high standing, the wealthy, people of power will also be drawn to this light.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote in his book, Growing in the Spirit, “You and I are to be such that as we walk up and down the streets of life, people will be struck and attracted.  Perhaps you have seen people turn and look at a well-dressed or attractive person . . . They should be struck by us, and look at us, and think, “Who is this person?  I have never seen anybody quite like this before!”

Friends, we can be that kind of people; the kind of people that we must strive to be.  And when we become such people, the people we encounter each day will come in and want to know about it.

But let’s look at God’s gospel glowing in the dark.  We know what it does – lighting up a sin-darkened world – but notice for whom it is intended – all nations.  God’s Gospel glows in the dark, while attracting people from all nations . . . all ethnic groups.  May we genuinely be light in our dark world!!

Dr. Stephanie Black, who is in transition to Nairobi, Kenya, lives out her passion for equipping emerging global church leaders in Africa and Asia with skills in reading and interpreting the Bible. She is a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church World Outreach in a co-op partnership with Serge.

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