You are the light of the world a city on a hill cannot be hidden.Neither can one light a lamp and put it under a bowl instead they put it on its 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 praise your Father in heaven(Matthew 5:14-16) For the word of God says that; therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creation;the old is gone and the new has come!Going on further...In him(word of God,Jesus) was life and that life was the light of men.So we know out of Christ we have no light but in Christ we are the light since we have been made to be a new being and also as God spoke and said let there be light and there was so it is the same when Christ was revealed to us and he is the light that has driven out the darkness in our lives since also in the beginning we were void just like the earth was and darkness was over the surface just like our lives was in the beginning(Genesis 1:1-3) but because of God's goodness and the fact that he cares for us he also spoke his word in us.In some marriages you will find that the husband is a believer and the wife is not and vice versa in a case like this that's where our light needs to shine so bright so that we could win our companions over to the Lord Jesus...not by criticizing them or being hopeless about the situation or being negative,complaining but rather by being submissive to your help meet and obedient,not only when it comes to sex or issues pertaining to the children or finances but in everything and decision(1 Peter 3:1 Wives in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that if any of them do not believe the word they may be won over without words by the behaviour of their wives.vs 7:Husbands in the same way,be considerate as you live with your wives and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heir with YOU OF THE GRACIOUS GIFT OF LIFE SO THAT NOTHING WILL HINDER YOUR PRAYERS) for example if there was a w omen's conference and your husband is at home not feeling well or he says well you can't go you have to stay home because of this and that we need you here so i don't know what your reaction will be but one thing i know for sure is that as Christ Jesus was submissive to God so are women called to submit to our husbands to win them over and also husbands are required to be considerate and respectful to their wives.But when you act disobediently or in a manner that is disrespectful to your husband/wife how can one praise your Father in heaven?...they will question.In short terms let us let the love of Christ Jesus shine in us by our deeds and behaviour and start to evangelize not only by words but by our daily lives.Allowing the spirit of God to transform us deep within so we can also influence others to come into that light for the glory of the Lord rises above us(Isaiah 60:1)Christ Jesus is the glory of God revealed to us.
