Light

A young lady working in a factory became frustrated with the immorality around her. She went to her pastor for counseling one day and began to tell him how difficult it was to work in a factory with so many non-Christians. "Pastor," she said, "You Just don't know how hard it is to go to work on Monday morning and hear all the stories about the partying that took place the weekend before." Her pastor replied, "Where do you place lights?" the girl, barely hearing the question, rushed on saying, "And you can't imagine how terrible it is to work with people who smoke and curse all day!" "Where do you place lights?" he questioned again. This time the girls hesitated with a puzzled look on her face and continued on. "Pastor, you couldn't possibly know how hard it is to work with a bunch of men and women who come in after the weekend and talk about their sexual exploits and affairs." Again the pastor challenged the girl, 'Where do you put lights?"

The conversation continued on until the girl stopped in frustration and responded to the question. "Well, I don't know where you place lights--in dark places I guess!" When the words had barely left her lips, it was as if a light had come on, for the girl understood the point her pastor was making. She was to be God's light in the factory where she worked. She left her church that day with a vision in her heart for what she could do to reach her coworkers for the Lord. In the next several months she led several of them to the Lord.

If we are going to win our friends to Christ we are going to have to start sharing with more of them outside the four walls of the church. If we refuse to tell them about Jesus on their own ground, in the work place and in homes, many of them will never hear the good news of salvation.

Read Matthew 5:14-16; and I Peter 2:12.
* What common theme is there in these verses?
* How do these verses apply to daily life?
* Is your life a light on a hill? Do you live a life that causes others to glorify God?