The Light is a Person

 

“A lamp is not brought to be put under a peck-measure, is it, or under a bed?" Mark 4:21

In the original Greek, Mark wrote this passage as, “Is a lamp come into the house to be put under a bushel or under a bed?" Obviously a lamp does not come into a house by itself, but perhaps Mark meant something else altogether. 

In John 3:19, we read, "the light is come into the world..." In John 8:12, Jesus tells us, "I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." 

The lamp, the light is a person, and that person is Jesus, who came into the world, not to be hidden, but to be exposed. Sometimes, we like to keep our faith secret. We believe in God, His promises, and try to obey Him. But we do not like to tell others, preferring to be an undercover Christian, especially in this age of political correctness!

When Jesus instructed the disciples in the 10th chapter of Matthew, He told them, "What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light." The precious mysteries of God, our faith, should not be kept to ourselves. 

Lord, help me to share the treasure I have found in you, the light of the world!