This morning’s verses speak of being the light in the darkness. We may be surrounded by people who are not committed to following the Lord. As lights of the world, it is actually an opportunity to shine in the darkness of this world (See Matthew 5:14-16). What makes us believers different from the rest of the world is character. The world may gain societal status, power, influence, fame, and wealth, and even health through medicine, but not the character of Christ. Although t

This morning’s verse talks about being the light of the world. (See Matthew 5:14-16) If we are to shine as lights in the world, we can leverage the gift only if we are in the darkness. If we stayed as lights in the Church, our identities as lights cannot be used. Our Godly boundaries need to be in place to stay away from evil but we need to position ourselves in darkness where Christ is needed because that is how the world can recognize us. We may not be perfect in our mind