LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE
13“You are the
salt of the earth,
but if salt has
lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for
anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.”
14“You are the
light of the world.
A city set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket,
but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
16In the same
way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
MATTHEW
5:13-16
COMMENTARY
Continuing with the
preaching of the Beatitudes, Jesus spoke of the characteristics of the true
follower.
He compared the
true followers of the Messiah, as the salt of the earth. The ones who were
destined to give pleasant taste to everyday life, meaning righteousness, to the
world around them. Godly righteousness at work, at home, with their friends,
and in every aspect of life they encounter themselves in.
He also compared
them to the ‘lights of the world’, who transmit the ‘light of the Gospel’, or
the light of God, to society, acting with rectitude in everything that they do,
so that those who see them, should give God thanks for them, glorifying God for
been the reason of this behavior.
But also, Jesus
equally warned them, that a light is not set to be hidden, because it would not
be fulfilling its duty. The same as a Christian who does not behave according
to God’s will.
And that a
Christian, instead of seasoning life with righteousness, as salt does to food.
Those Christians who do not shine, have forfeited their mission, and are only
good to be “thrown out and trampled under people’s feet”, meaning, that
they walk towards condemnation.
This is a real
warning, that contradicts the idea that ‘mental faith’ without obedience saves;
or that we can be assured of our salvation, despite our behavior.
Omar Flores.
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