Light 光

“You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14
「你们是世上的光。」 太5:14

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses two simple yet powerful images to describe our role in this world. We are called to be salt and light.

We are to stand in the midst of a world darkened by sin and shine for him. We are to give warmth and life to the people around us.

When Christians conceal their faith or keep it to themselves, no one benefits. The people around them remain confused in the dark about the truth.

But when Christians reveal their faith and let their light shine, things change.

One day a fellow went into his basement and made an interesting discovery. Some potatoes had sprouted in the darkest corner of the room.

At first he couldn’t figure out how the potatoes had gotten enough light to begin to grow. Then he noticed a copper kettle hanging from the ceiling near a window on the opposite end of the basement. The kettle was polished so brightly that it reflected the rays of the sun onto the potatoes.

That morning the man had been studying this passage from Matthew 5 for his devotions. Instantly he thought, “I need to be like that copper kettle, brightly polished, catching the rays of God’s Son and reflecting his light to someone living in a dark corner of my world.”

耶稣在登山宝训中，使用了两个简单却有力的形象来描述我们在世上扮演的角色， 呼召我们作盐和作光。

我们要在这个被罪恶弄污的世界中为祂发光，要把温暖和生命带给身边的人。

当基督徒隐藏他们的信心，不让人知道，便没有人会得益，他们周围的人会继续存留在黑暗中，对真理感到困惑。

可是，当基督徒表明他们的信心，让他们的光显明时，事情便会改变。

有一天，一个人走进自己的地下室时，发现了一件有趣的事情，有些马铃薯竟然在房中最漆黑的角落发芽了。

起初，他不明白这些马铃薯如何获取足够的阳光开始生长，但后来，他发现在地下室对角近窗口位置的天花板上，挂着一个铜水壶，由于它被擦得闪闪发亮，以致能把太阳的光线反射到马铃薯上。

当天早上，这个人在灵修时正好读到马太福音第五章这段经文，于是他立即想到：「