Pour the Salt and Turn on the Light in a Dark Decaying World

When we live a beatitude-filled life, good works will absolutely follow, and we will shine brightly like a city on a hill that cannot be hidden in the dark of night and like a lamp that gives light to all in the house (Matthew 5:1-14). Our light is the “good works” completed by Jesus through us. These good works are done with integrity, truth, and compassion to those in the darkness, which allows our actions and character to shine and attract others—not for our own glory, but to glorify God. We shine His light into a dark world by doing good works, dispelling spiritual and moral darkness. So, while Christ is the original light who brings life and illumination, believers are called to shine that light so that through us, the world may see and be led to God.