We live in a world of people who need to know there is one true God. Some need to know and obey God more fully than they realize. Our world would be safer and more joy-filled if people understood and obeyed God’s plans. Our Father loves us and wants us to know he has the plan for our best life, if we will just choose to live as he leads.

Jesus spoke about our lives as a light to the world. The light we shine is the light of Christ, who is the light of the world. When people see our good works, or our “God- works,” they can see his reality through our lives and actions. They can see our joy and understand God is the source. When our lives shine with the light of Christ, we acknowledge through our testimony that our works are for and through the Lord. Our goal is to make certain that people understand the good they see in us is the good God has poured into us through his Holy Spirit.

People need to love God and know that the power of his salvation will transform the lives of those who serve him. They need to “give glory to [our] Father who is in heaven.” Our evangelism is often just taking their words and their attention to a more truthful level.

If someone says, “I wish I could be as patient as you are,” we can turn their thoughts higher by saying, “My patience comes from the Lord.”

If someone says, “You always have a smile,” we can say, “My faith gives me a lot to feel joyful about.”

If someone says, “I wish I could have your faith,” we need to assure them that they can.

We can light the path for others to know God and his transforming power. When we glorify the Lord, they will know where our help comes from. When they glorify the Lord and know him for all that he is, they can trust his love, his word, and his plan for their salvation.

Wisdom is joyfully sharing Christ with others. Are you prepared to turn the attention and praise you might receive from others in the direction of God? God deserves the glory.

We are the light of the world because we have within us the light of Christ. Evangelism is to let our light shine so others can know and love their heavenly Father and give him the glory he so much deserves. Will you let your light shine in a culture that increasingly enjoys the darkness?