At some point or another, I think all of us have had the experience of turning over a rock or a log that has been sitting outside for a long time, only to see a wide assortment of bugs go scurrying off, looking for cover. Turning over that rock lets the light shine on them, exposing them, so they try to hide. When light shines into our lives, what will it expose?

Ephesians 5:8-14  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Hopefully, all of you know that the light of Jesus Christ has shined on you. You have come to know and believe that He is your Savior from sin and death. He accomplished that for you through His death and resurrection. You have now been called to “live as children of light.” When the light of Jesus shined on you, the first thing it did was expose your sinfulness. It showed you as you really are, with nothing hidden, just like those bugs when that rock was turned over. The light of Christ shining into the darkness of your life has shown you your sins.

But that is not all the light does. The light of Christ has also brought you to repentance and faith. You know that you do not have to remain in your sins, that you can escape punishment because of what Jesus has done for you. With the light shining in your life, you no longer live in the darkness. Living as the children of the light means that you will let the light of Christ shine through you to others.

Make a conscious effort to be a light bearer today.