As followers of Christ, believers are called to shine brightly in a world filled with darkness. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that His disciples are the light of the world, and that their good deeds should be visible to all, as seen in Matthew 5:14-16. Later, Jesus declares Himself the light of the world in John 8:12, and commissions His followers to spread this light to all nations, as referenced in Acts 13:47. By living out their faith, Christians can reflect God's light, as encouraged in Ephesians 5:8, and bring glory to their Father in heaven, as Jesus notes in Matthew 5:16.
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You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.