Be Salt and Light  
     
 
Conclusion. Have you ever wished to please the Lord? Then be a light to the world. Be a godly example of goodness, righteousness and hold to Biblical truth. Did you notice that righteousness includes avoiding “things which are done by them in secret?” He did not say do not watch these things, do not say these things, do not do these things. He said do not talk about them. What about Biblical truth? Jesus is going to talk about that next . . .
How is your light shining? The keeper of a lighthouse at Calais was boasting of the brightness of his lantern from the lighthouse which could be seen ten leagues at sea. A visitor said to him, “What if one of the lights would go out?” - “Never, - impossible!” He cried, horrified at the thought. “Sir,” he said, pointing to the ocean, “yonder, where nothing can be seen, there are ships going by to all parts of the world. If tonight one of the my burners went out, within six months would come a letter, perhaps from India, perhaps from America, perhaps from some place I never heard saying on such a night, at such an hour, the light of Calais burned dim, the watchman neglected his post, and vessels were in danger. Ah, sir! Sometimes in the dark nights in stormy weather, I look out at sea, and feel as if the eyes of the whole world were looking at my light. Go out? - burn dim? - NEVER!”

 

 

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