Put away the baskets

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. (Matthew 5:14-15)

Do you know it has been proven that you can see a single candle flickering from 30 miles away on a dark night?

That’s the power of light to penetrate darkness.

You are the light of world with the power to penetrate spiritual darkness.  And it doesn’t matter how dark the darkness is.  Light will always prevail.

The light of God’s presence dwelling in you will always win out over the darkness in this world.

A light under a bushel is no less powerful than when it’s out in the open, it’s just covered up.

You can’t do anything to make God’s light within you brighter.   It’s as bright as it’s ever going to be.  You just need to uncover and release it.

A basket can come in many different forms.  It can be fear, shame, feelings of unworthiness or preoccupation with the things of this world.  Whatever is keeping your light hidden, choose to lay it aside.

Jesus called us to be the light of the world, so put away the baskets in your life so you can provide light to the world you live in.