Matthew 5:14 “Blessed, happy, to be envied and spiritually prosperous— with life-joy, and satisfaction in God‘s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions…”. And “Be glad, and supremely, joyful, for your reward in heaven is great…” and we’re the salt of the earth, the light of the world. We’re to let our light shine before men that they would see our moral excellence and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise Him Who is in heaven. The Light in us has purpose, the Light in us has power. The Light in us can’t be hidden…we’re supposed to stand out. What we do matters, Who we honor matters, how we honor Him matters, why we honor Him matters… ‘when’ is important as we consider our surrender. Honoring Him involves our complete transformation in all we say and do. The light in us never goes out, never powers down. It doesn’t become more brilliant as we grow in faith, but rather it grows as it reaches out and strength and courage and boldness and in wisdom. People are watching. Ezekiel 36 describes God scattering Israel in judgement. “When they came to the nations to which they went, they profaned My Holy name, in that men said of them these are the people of the Lord, and yet they had to go forth out of His land.” Israel dishonored God's holy name among the nations by their actions and exile, leading foreign nations to believe God was weak or unable to protect them. More than once He promises the restoration of Israel to prove His Sovereignty to the other nations, proving He is God. Our light is a reflection of Who God is, His power and His glory. Do people see Him in us? Can they see the Light in us, shattering the spiritual darkness of this world? Let our light so shine that men may see and honor God.