God's Glory Church

“You are the light of the world.” — Matthew 5:14

My mother and I had a conflict, after which she stopped communicating with me. Finally, after a long pause, she agreed to meet at a place one hour away from my house. However, when I got there, I found out that she had just left. Furious, I wrote her an angry message. But then she felt God’s rebuke in her heart and decided to rewrite it. My mother read my corrected message and called me. “You have changed,” she said. God used this incident to bring my mother to Himself. She began to ask me about Christ and after some time accepted Him as her Savior.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that His disciples are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). “So let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father who is in heaven” (v. 16). When we receive Christ, we receive the power of the Holy Spirit with Him. He changes us, so we become a shining testimony of God’s truth and love.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be bright lights of God’s hope and peace, and become more like Christ every day. Every good deed we do becomes an expression of grateful worship that attracts people to Him. By obeying the Holy Spirit, we give glory to the Heavenly Father and reflect the light of His Son – Jesus Christ.

Have you seen the light of Christ shining through His followers? How did someone’s good deeds bring praise to God in your heart?

Lord Jesus, shine the light of Your love in me and through me, so that I may bring glory to God the Father, and the people around me will want to trust You.

Author: Sosheel Dixon