Tag Archives: being a light

Witnessing to Family

Are you having trouble witnessing to friends and family of your faith? Our families know our good points and our faults. Too often they see the worst of our natures. This means sometimes they can be the hardest people to witness to, because they know us so well. Even Jesus found witnessing to family a difficult exercise as we see in Mark 6:1-6. Jesus went to his home town and on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue. The scriptures tell us ‘many who heard him were amazed,’ verse 2. Despite His words and His works, people were … Continue reading →

This Little Light of Mine

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) I was relaxing tonight thinking about what difference one person’s light makes in this world. I see lots of flames lit in the church, but what happens out in the dark world? There are a lot of great evangelists and teachers out there that are reaching people, but what about your neighbor, or your coworkers? Who is there to bring light to them? Do you have a basket over your light as Jesus talks about in verse 15 … Continue reading →