“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. -Matthew 5:14-16 What are our baskets? What do we hide our light under? What prevents us from shining our light into the world? Do we hide our lights from our jobs? Do the people we work with know we’re people of faith? From our friends? Are there people that we know outside of church that don’t know what we believe? From our neighbors? Do they have any idea that we are believers? Is the only thing distinguishable about us being a Christian the fact that we go to Church each Sunday? A friend of mine asked a question the other day that had been really laying heavy on his heart. His question was, ‘If someone fol...
