¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that^[a] they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16 ESV)

In what way do you feel like your light shines before others? Consider how God is exemplified and glorified in the life others see in you?

Does your family know that you put God first? Do your friends know for who you stand? Do your coworkers know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that your life is dedicated to Christ?

This exercise can be a humbling one. We may well see that we let our lives slip, day by day, into the morass of the world and the enemy’s ways. We are more a picture of those things than of Christ. We need to gauge and filter our lives by Christ standard and know that our light shines before others.

Reflect on: Exactly how your light shines before others. Does it flicker weekly or shine brightly?