Luke 11-12

Reflected on Luke 11:33-"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light."

Having trouble focusing, but here we go...

the first thing that came to mind was how important light is...what would we do without it? when I come home to my room, the first thing I do is to turn on the light to see where I am going. We need it to function most of the day!

From this passage, I am reminded that Jesus is often called the "light of the world". He lived out the gospel through teaching, preaching, and healing. He illuminated the eyes, hearts, minds of those who heard him speak the truth and continues to do so even now for us, bringing hope and healing to their and our broken lives.

So Jesus challenges us to be the light that illuminates the gospel/truth to those around us in our everyday lives. I often end up hiding or forgeting about what I just read that morning after having quiet time...it is tough to really give thought on how to put Christ's love into action and live out the gospel as Jesus amazingly did. Of course, we can't do this on our own strength so may be continue to ask God to enable or show us how to be living examples of Christ's light as we are guided by Scripture.