“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:14-16, NKJV

Clement of Alexandria:

"We ought to have works that cry aloud, that are fitting for ‘those who walk in the day.’ Let your works shine!"

Origen:

"[Christians’] light is borrowed from the true Sun, so that they are able to illuminate those who have no command of any source of light in themselves."

Hilary:

"It is the nature of a lamp to emit its rays wherever it is carried about. When brought into a house, it dispels the darkness of that house. Likewise, the world was beyond the pale of the knowledge of God. It was bound up in the darkness of ignorance until the light of knowledge was brought to it by the apostles. Thereafter, the knowledge of God has shone forth brightly."

Question for Today

Jesus says we’re to shine forth good works for God’s glory.

How can you change how you work to give more glory to God?
The Historic Faith