Matthew 5:14-19 - Let Your Light Shine

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You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

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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.

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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

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Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

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For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

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Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

The Light will be Noticed
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O Lord, it is hard to believe that I am a light. For, surely, too many times I allow darkness to overtake my soul and that darkness snuffs out the light.  But, Lord, I want the Light of Christ to shine forth through and in my life.  May others see that Light and give glory to Your Father.  Your Word, O Lord, is a Light to my path and Your commandments are Life everlasting! May I read, learn and inwardly digest Your commandments, O Lord, and may I teach others to follow them as well. For Lord, I surely do not want to be called least in Your Kingdom. Rather, may Your Light shine through me and my actions, illumining Christ for all to see. Amen.