And sadly many Christians just neglect to understand the importance of letting their light within shine. How easy it is to murmur! The light is your understanding that God is your Father, Jesus is your Savior, and your path is being led forward by the loving involvement of the Holy Spirit. And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria. Philippians 2:15 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; By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The purpose of light is to illuminate and expose what is there. The sons of God, without rebuke.--The word "without rebuke" is, according to the best MSS., the same as that which is used in Ephesians 1:4 (where see Note), and elsewhere, to signify "unblemished." NET Bible He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause. He has made himself avail to all of us. to become, used with great latitude. 5:15). So he drew off his shoe. This caught the attention of the minister who approached them and asked what was going on. I have always followed the Bible, as the answers I am seeking are always there for me to find. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Excellent writing you have as it has brought in more understanding than before. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. Because of who He is, you have become the Christ follower that you are. A light, an illuminator, perhaps the sun; a star; brilliancy. Especially as we currently deal with issues involving our health, identities, finances, and government, our presence as lights for God is so important. By not arguing(verse 14). Jesus wants us to live visible lives not for men to see how good we are, nor even see us at all, but in order to draw attention to the beauty of God’s work in us. In verse 14 we read of two things that smoke up the glass, and in verses 15 and 16 of five characteristics of the life that is shining for the Lord. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. From phos; an illuminator, i.e. I like your analogy of how a light under a basket is of not much use. Verse Concepts. But at times it is little acts of faith that most show others of God’s love and provision for all of us. The fruit of the Holy Spirit – love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). This understanding becomes evident to us as the “light” inside you, as the light of thankfulness that Jesus saved you and that you have hope in God to face whatever the day may bring. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Some believe that grandiose acts are what it means to be lights for Him. See Numbers 20:2 and 21:5, and compare Acts 6:1 and 1 Corinthians 10:10. From the base of skelos; warped, i.e. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? How does this “glow” or difference change us and what are we supposed to do about it? Christians are as the lesser lights of heaven, dim in comparison with the Sun of Righteousness, perhaps shining by His reflected light, and seen only in the night of this life, till He shall rise on us again in the "day of Christ" spoken of in the next verse. When we accept these purposes — these callings in our lives — our wicks are lit inside and shine through us for others to see. Every born again Christian has a story. In Matthew 5:16, the verse states the following: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”. The boy replied, “I do not want to go home because at home my mother is treating me badly. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus our Messiah.” (2 Corinthians 4:6) The short and darkened days of Fall and Winter are the perfect time to call to mind this theme. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the L ord rises upon you. His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. [Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. The mother spent hours convincing him but he refused and held on tightly to his chair. A very eye-opening awareness. In, on, among. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side [as] red as blood: And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. Phil. On every hand there is an appalling ignorance of God and of spiritual things, and God’s indictment against the human race, as recorded in Romans 1:21-32, is still up-to-date. Jesus tells the disciples that all believers are “the salt and light of the world” (Matt. After the service is over, he didn’t want to go home. There’s the illustration of the light in a lamp which is ineffective because the wick needs attention, or it is obscured because the glass is smoky. It won’t matter anymore what they think and say about us because all we care about is illuminating them with the light that has been given to us. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. In verse 14 we read of two things that smoke up the glass, and in verses 15 and 16 of five characteristics of the life that is shining for the Lord. Unmixed, i.e. Blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless. Our concern should no longer be ourselves and we should stop living only to ourselves. And Joshua did so. It is in this crooked and depraved generation that we are to shine for the Lord - in public (Matthew 5:14) and in private (Matthew 5:15) - socially and domestically. New King James Version. Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. Jesus was inferring that the light that will shine from us is, “doing good and healing everyone who was oppressed by the devil”. Being imitators of Jesus, doing as He did, is what we are called to do. What a touching story about the boy who didn’t want to go home. Being a light means allowing others to come into contact with that light through service and connection, offering the opportunity to share with them how you have the joy of Jesus to help you through the trials and heartache. clouds Sun A New Day Dawn. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine forth. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. During Jesus’ ministry, He went about “doing good and healing everyone who was oppressed by the devil” (Acts 10:38). Romans 16:19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. His own shining light was lit to direct people back to God the Father and all He is for us. Some translations of the verse have some subtle differences from the KJV/NKJV translations, such as New International Version (NIV) and New American Standard Bible (NASB). And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof. The mother was quick to reply that her son is having his usual tantrums and does not want to go home. All we need to do is read it, meditate on it and ask the guidance of the Holy Spirit in order to grasp and understand what God is telling us. And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. 1. I realized, however, that both of these responses are wrong, so wrong. By not complaining, or muttering(verse 14). Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the middle of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; Luke 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Jesus was inferring that the light that will shine from us is “good works.”. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. To pervert, corrupt, oppose, distort. Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. However, as followers of Christ, we must always remind ourselves that God enlightened us so that we may also become a light to others. We should be serving people but not be too concerned about what they think of us. Key Bible Verse about Shining for The Lord Daniel 12:3, NLT Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. Matthew 5:16, NIV In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.