Matthew 5:13-14

Salt and light for God's glory. We are to be a shining example to others of God's grace and love. The way we live our lives should be done in such a manner that regardless of our circumstances people think, "What's different about them? How do I get that?"

13. "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men."

I don't want to be tasteless and thrown out.

14. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;"

I want to be like that first gleam of dawn shining ever brighter from Proverbs 4:18.

The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. -Proverbs 4:18 NLT

The light I want shining is the light of Jesus Christ spoken of in John 8:2.

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

 When I was a child I was told, "You're not afraid of the dark, you're afraid of what you can't see in the dark." While it was supposed to be a joke and was perhaps less than comforting at the time it has stuck with me through my entire life and it has always been true. As a child in bed in a dark room alone imaging what might be there that I can't see and now as an adult thinking of spiritual darkness and what lurks there ... as well as being alone in a dark house or car, still scared of what I can't see that might be there.

Thank you Jesus for being there and letting me know that as long as I follow you I have light and the darkness cannot touch me.