Children of Light

Matthew 5:14-16
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.


I asked some people the question: “If you were a light, what kind of light would be the best to be?”
Here are just a few answers I got:
-One that never dwindles. Who cares how bright your light is if it’s not dependable.
-Revelation 21:23...”and the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it, for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamb is the light thereof...can I be the lamb?”
-Compact Fluorescent Plug-in with a triple twin tube and a twist and lock. Thanks for asking.
-secretly, i’ve always wanted to be a ceiling fan light. But that’s just secretly.

I got many answers. Some comical, some convicting, some just completely random.
It brought up many good thoughts.

1 Thessalonians 5:5  says: Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
SO, we are called to be Children of Light.

Question. What kind of light are you?
Are you a flashlight? Only coming out when it's dark outside (trouble arises)?
What about a Christmas light? Only presenting yourself as a true christian at yearly events such as camp, winter youth, etc..?

We are CHILDREN OF LIGHT! When looking at the book of John and 1st John, we can come to a few conclusions:
-God is light, and in Him there is no darkness
-If we have light and walk with Him, we are one with him, and he cleanses us from our sin
-Person that says he is in the light, but hates somebody = living a life in darkness
-Light shines in darkness, and the darkness doesn’t understand it.
-Doers of evil hate light. Doers of Good comes to the light.

Check this out.
Genesis 1:1 says In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. NOT an current action verse. It's a verse that sets up what God is going to do in the next few verses. In verse 2 it states that the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. In verse 3, it then states that God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

So, the first thing that happened was the movement of God's spirit. And THEN God spoke light into existence. When God's spirit moves in us, the light should then be evident! The very next verse, verse 4, states that he SEPARATED the light from the darkness. When God's spirit moves inside of us, not only should 'light' be evident, but darkness should be separated from our lives.

John 11:9-10 says that If a man walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble because he sees the light. But, if a man walks during the night, he stumbles because the light is not in him!
Too many times we get used to living in darkness and blindness. Therefore, we stumble and fall.

So...

How to be a child of light:
-be quick to confess sins
*1 John 1:8

-Be aware of false advertisement
*Isaiah 5:20
*1 Corinthians 11:14

-Read your Bible!
*Psalms 119:105

-Be separate
*Ephesians 5:11

-Spread the light!
*Acts 1:8