Matt
5:14-16 (ESV) "You are the light of
the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 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. 16 In the
same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good
works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
NOTE: So many
concepts in the bible are repeated. That makes sense. They represent God's
purpose and so they are repeated to different groups, until somebody finally
fulfills God's intent and purpose. In Ezek 5:5b-6, God says "This is
Jerusalem. I have set her in the center of the nations, with countries all
around her. 6 And she has rebelled against my rules by doing wickedness more
than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries all around
her; for they have rejected my rules and have not walked in my statutes."
Israel was place at the crossroads of the major civilizations of the world,
Persia to one side and Egypt to the other, so that she would make a spiritual
impact on those around her. She failed miserably and God says that she was
worse than the nations around her. Now Jesus repeats his command to us. We are
the city, the light set on the hill, in the middle of our civilization, our
social circles. This is our purpose. This is our reason to be. We are here to
be a witness and influence to those that live around us. If they cannot see
Jesus through us, then we, like Israel have failed in our main purpose.
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