Dave’s Monday Blast – March 17, 2025
be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works (flip over to Ephesians 2:10 for some pre birth history) and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
The First 15 devotional comments on the passage: “One of the most powerful aspects of this passage is how Jesus begins by speaking identity over us. God doesn’t tell us to go get some salt and share it. He says we are salt. He doesn’t tell us to go get light and shine it. He says we are a light. Sharing God’s heart is a part of who we are. As believers we’ve been redeemed, washed clean, that we might proclaim the excellencies of our Savior by living in line with our new identity.”
They go on to comment: “We are called to a lifestyle of expelling the darkness around us with the powerful proclamation of God’s heart to love, provide for, and redeem all those who would simply say yes to Him. We are called to respond to Jesus’ call and cease putting a basket over the light He’s placed within us. Don’t cover up who you are in Christ. Seek to reveal God’s heart in all you do. And watch as the world around you is drawn to the light of God’s unconditional love revealed through your life.” That’s good isn’t it!
