Mark 4:21 "And he said unto them, Is a
candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a
candlestick?"
As I stated in the beginning of our study of Mark, he used very straight to the point wording. Matthew recorded in great detail the necessity of letting our lights shine. Matthew used the analogy of the city on a hillside whose light cannot be hidden. Mark goes straight to the point. He says, 'No one buys a candle to hide it.' That is language which we all can understand isn't it? Mark was a man of few words and I can appreciate that. He says what he means and means what he says. In giving this description, I am in no way discounting the fact that the Holy Spirit directed Mark in his wording. But it is my belief that the Lord calls us according to the gifts He has given us and uses those gifts in our own varying abilities. Mark's ability was to state what he wanted to say. Don't buy a candle and then hide it.
Christ Jesus has given Himself for us and to us. We believe that, through the same Holy Spirit who directed Mark's words, Jesus lives within us. Jesus is the Light of the world. If that light is within us, then we become lights to the world. The light of Jesus Christ should shine through us. We are not to hide that light. The price for us to be the candle upon which the fire of Jesus Christ burns was the shed blood of Christ. We are not to hide that light. Yes, I realize I'm being repetitive, but it's okay. This is the lesson that the Holy Spirit gave to us through the words of Christ recorded by Mark. Don't hide your light.
Where are we to let our light shine? It seems to me that we are to constantly let that light shine whether we are at home, at work, in the market place, among friends, among strangers, or wherever we are. We are to let our lights shine. My actions should let others see that Christ has made a difference in my life. Where is my candle placed? Is it hidden or is it setting high on the candlestick to be seen by all? May Christ shine through me!
As I stated in the beginning of our study of Mark, he used very straight to the point wording. Matthew recorded in great detail the necessity of letting our lights shine. Matthew used the analogy of the city on a hillside whose light cannot be hidden. Mark goes straight to the point. He says, 'No one buys a candle to hide it.' That is language which we all can understand isn't it? Mark was a man of few words and I can appreciate that. He says what he means and means what he says. In giving this description, I am in no way discounting the fact that the Holy Spirit directed Mark in his wording. But it is my belief that the Lord calls us according to the gifts He has given us and uses those gifts in our own varying abilities. Mark's ability was to state what he wanted to say. Don't buy a candle and then hide it.
Christ Jesus has given Himself for us and to us. We believe that, through the same Holy Spirit who directed Mark's words, Jesus lives within us. Jesus is the Light of the world. If that light is within us, then we become lights to the world. The light of Jesus Christ should shine through us. We are not to hide that light. The price for us to be the candle upon which the fire of Jesus Christ burns was the shed blood of Christ. We are not to hide that light. Yes, I realize I'm being repetitive, but it's okay. This is the lesson that the Holy Spirit gave to us through the words of Christ recorded by Mark. Don't hide your light.
Where are we to let our light shine? It seems to me that we are to constantly let that light shine whether we are at home, at work, in the market place, among friends, among strangers, or wherever we are. We are to let our lights shine. My actions should let others see that Christ has made a difference in my life. Where is my candle placed? Is it hidden or is it setting high on the candlestick to be seen by all? May Christ shine through me!