“You are the light of the world.”
Matthew 5:14
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Katy Perry probably wasn’t thinking about our spiritual lives when she wrote these lyrics. The kind of light she’s talking about is quick, fleeting and self-serving. But she’s right when she says that “there’s still a chance for you, ‘cause there’s a spark in you.”
In John 8:12, Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” But to his disciples, he also said, “You are the light of the world.”
If you allow Jesus to shine his light into your life, you become a light to this world – even better than a firework. And letting him shine through you is better than any light you can ignite on your own.
A firework is incredibly bright, but temporary. It is a quick, thunderous, blinding burst or a few seconds of brilliant, streaming color, and then its ashes drift back to the earth. The oohs and aahs are over and life returns to normal; just as it was before.
Jesus gives us a different kind of light. It is a light that lasts. And he wants us to show it to the world. This ‘Jesus kind of light’ has an eternal and significant impact on the world.
There is still a chance for you, because Jesus wants to shine his light in you. He gives you more than a spark inside – he shines his heavenly light through you into this dark world.
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