Reflecting the Light of the Son 反映耶稣的光

[Dexu Xia]

You are the light of the world.  Matthew 5:14

After I had a conflict with my mother, she finally agreed to meet with me more than an hour away from my home. But upon arriving, I discovered she’d left before I got there. In my anger, I wrote her a note. But I revised it after I felt God nudging me to respond in love. After my mother read my revised message, she called me. “You’ve changed,” she said. God used my note to lead my mom to ask about Jesus and, eventually, receive Him as her personal Savior.

In Matthew 5, Jesus affirms that His disciples are the light of the world (v. 14). He said, “let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (v. 16). As soon as we receive Christ as our Savior, we receive the power of the Holy Spirit. He transforms us so we can be radiant testimonies of God’s truth and love wherever we go.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be joyful lights of hope and peace who look more and more like Jesus every day. Every good thing we do then becomes an act of grateful worship, which looks attractive to others and can be perceived as vibrant faith. Surrendered to the Holy Spirit, we can give honor to the Father by reflecting the Light of the Son—Jesus.

By:  Xochitl Dixon

When have you noticed the light of Jesus shining through another person? How has someone else’s good deeds prompted you to praise God?

Dear Jesus, please shine Your vibrant light of love in and through my life so I can give honor to the Father and encourage others to put their trust in You.

你们是世上的光。—马太福音5章14节

在我与母亲发生冲突之后，她终于愿意跟我见面了。我们相约碰面的地点，距离我家要一个多小时的车程。当我到达的时候，却发现她早就离开了。我愤怒地写了一则短信打算发给她，但在那时候，我感觉上帝提醒我要以爱去回应，于是我修改了原本的短信。我母亲读到这经过修改的短信后，打电话给我说：“妳跟以前不一样了。”上帝使用我的短信，让我母亲开始想要认识耶稣，最终接受耶稣成为她个人的救主。

在马太福音第5章，耶稣清楚指出，祂的门徒是世界的光（14节）。祂说：“你们的光也当这样照在人前，叫他们看见你们的好行为，便将荣耀归给你们在天上的父”（16节）。我们一旦接受了基督成为个人的救主，我们就领受了圣灵的大能。祂会改变我们，使我们无论去哪里，都能为上帝的爱与真理作见证，发出亮光。

藉着圣灵的大能，我们可以成为盼望与和平的喜乐之光，一天比一天更像耶稣。我们所做的每一件美好的事，变成一个感恩敬拜的行动，吸引别人看见你我活泼的信心。当我们顺服圣灵的引导，就能藉着反映圣子耶稣的光，使天父得荣耀。

作者：  邓书琪

你何时曾注意到有人反映出耶稣的光？
别人的善行如何促使你称颂上帝？

耶稣啊，祢的爱发出了璀灿的光芒，
求祢照亮我的生命，也透过我的生命绽放亮光，
让我可以将荣耀归给天父，并鼓励别人来信靠祢