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Sermon #B722 - "Let It Shine"
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Dr. Byrd: Let's get in the word
of God now. We want to go to the
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Book of Matthew, and we're going
to the Book of Matthew 5:14, 15,
16. Familiar passage of
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scripture, Matthew 5:14,
15, 16, Jesus himself speaking.
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I'm going to read from the
King James Version of the Bible.
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The word of God says: Ye are the
light of the world. A city that
is set on a hill cannot be hid.
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Neither do men light a candle,
and put it under a bushel, but
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on a candlestick; and it giveth
light unto all that are in the
house. Let your light so shine
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before men, that they may see
your good works and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
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Let your light so shine before
men, that they may see your good
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works and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
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Today, we want to speak on the
subject just to encourage you
today, let it shine, let it
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shine, let it shine.
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Let's pray. Father, we thank
you. We praise you for what
we've already experienced in
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worship today. Now,
God, it's time for your word.
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And so I ask that you would
speak through us to speak to
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your people. And when we would
have ended this worship,
experience this sermon today,
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that we will be able to say it
was good to have tuned in today.
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It was good to have heard
the word. It was good to have
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watched this day. We give you
praise Lord, we give you honor.
We give you glory high behind
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your cross. Fill us with your
spirit, anoint us with your
grace, and forgive us for our
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sins. We pray in
Jesus' name. Amen.
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Let it shine.
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We're living, as we all
know, in some perilous times.
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Times are getting rough and
times are getting tough, but
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through it all, God has still
permitted and called us to be
His lights in the world.
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You see, friends, before we
found Jesus, before we found out
who we were in the body of
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Christ, trouble used to trouble
us. But now that we know who we
are and we know who's we are,
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we know how to trouble our
trouble. We know how to
frustrate our frustrations.
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Before we knew who we were and
what our purpose was, the devil
would come into our lives
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and do whatever he wanted to do
when he wanted to do it where he
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wanted to do it and how he
wanted to do it. But now that we
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know who we are, we now know
that God has given us authority.
Hallelujah! Which means the
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devil just can't come in and do
whatever he wants to do because
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we have authority. Before, we
used to be scared of people.
Before, we used to be scared of
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places. Before, we used to be
scared of things, scared of
stuff. But now that we know God
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and know that he has placed us
to be His lights, we know that
God has not given us a spirit of
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fear, but he's given us the
spirit of power. He's given us a
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spirit of love, and God has
positioned us to be His lights
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in the dark world. And I've come
to let someone know and remind
someone today that you don't
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have to let another dark place.
You don't have to let another
dark road. You don't have to let
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another dark relationship or a
dark day to feed you another
day. I declare victory in
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somebody's life right now. I
rebuke Satan right now. I rebuke
a demonic spirit that is seeking
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to gain entrance into
somebody's life right now.
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Victory is yours today. I dare
you in your house to shout
victory today. Victory is mine!
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Victory is mine! Victory, today,
is mine! You've got to speak
life over your life
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because the power of life and
death is in your tongue. I
declare that somebody ought to
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speak victory because Jesus
said, "You are the light of the
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world." In this text, Matthew 5,
a very familiar text, Jesus, He
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begins, and He's preaching the
Sermon on the Mount. He begins
with the Beatitudes,
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and then He uses two powerful
metaphors in Matthew 5 to
describe His people.
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First, He calls us salts.
Secondly, He calls us light.
Now, quickly, let's deal with
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salt. We all know what salt is.
Jesus says, "You are the salts
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of the earth." And as salts,
friends of mine, we have a
purpose in our world today. You
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see, as Christians, we're not
here to adapt and adopt to the
world, but we're to be change
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agents in this world. The only
reason why the world hasn't
collapsed is because we're in it
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and because Jesus has declared
that we are salts. And you know
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what salt does. Salts retards
the decaying process. I love
this illustration because it
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makes it so real. Remember, back
in the day, when we didn't have
refrigerators, when we didn't
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have iceboxes, when our fathers,
when our mothers, when our
grandmothers, when our
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great-grandfathers and
great-grandmothers and
grandfathers, when they purchase
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and bought a piece of meat, salt
because they didn't have
refrigerators, salts were used
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and put on that meat to
penetrate that meat, to purify
that meat, to preserve that
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meat. You are the
salt of the earth.
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And if you can't get excited
about that, if you don't
understand your purpose,
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that Christ has given you to be
salt, then you aren't real salt.
And you must be like,
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what people called salt
substitutes. Looks like salt,
tastes like salt, smells like
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salt, but it's not salt. We've
got a lot of folks that look
like Christ's disciples,
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walk like Christ's disciples.
They even preach, teach, and
sing, and praise like disciples,
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but they aren't true disciples
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because the test of a true
disciple of Christ is if you're
salty folks around you ought to
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get thirsty,
thirsty for Jesus Christ.
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Jesus is saying in Matthew 5,
"Let your influence season
people's lives for God's
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Kingdom." Because salt is no
good if salt never leaves the
salt shaker. I wish I had a
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witness in this place. You are
the salt of the earth, but Jesus
doesn't stop at salt.
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Jesus also says, "Not only you
are the salt of the world, you
are the salt of the earth."
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But Jesus says, "You are the
light of the world." Now, you
need to understand that both
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salt and light are valuable and
useful, but they are different
in the way they approach their
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functions. What
am I talking about?
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Salt is hidden. Light is
obvious. Salt works secretly.
Light works openly. Salt works
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from within. Light works from
without. Salt works and expands
itself silently, but you know
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it's working because your food
is seasoned and taste better
without you even seeing the
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salt. I'm trying
to help somebody.
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But light has a different kind
of function. Light has a
different kind of effect. Light
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is visible. Light is
seen. Light works openly.
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With light, Jesus is talking
about when you visibly share
your faith with others,
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when you visibly share your
faith with others about God.
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Salt speaks of the indirect
influence of the Gospel while
light pictures its direct
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communication. Jesus said, "You
are the light of the world."
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Now, friends, Jesus makes this
statement, first, to help us
understand our placement in the
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world. You have to understand,
and let me be clear, you are not
the light. Stay with me.
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You are not the light, but you
are rather light in the world.
Let me say that one more time.
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You are not solely the light,
but you are the light in the
world. So in other words,
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don't get the big head. Jesus is
the light. He's the light that
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shineth in me. You are
just light leading to the light.
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Ellen White said it best, we are
just merely lesser light. She
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said of herself, "I'm the lesser
light leading to the greater
light." You are light in the
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world, leading people to the
light. Light doesn't originate
with you. Light doesn't begin
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with you. The problem with many
people is they think either they
are the light or they are too
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busy, trying to get close to
people thinking that people are
going to give us light,
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but they need to understand
they're not the light either. I
don't care how deep you think
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you are. I don't care how many
scriptures you quote. I don't
care how well people can sing,
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how well people can
preach. They're not the light.
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Jesus says, "You are the light
of the world," and when He says
this, He is bestowing favor on
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us. Jesus is saying He's
the light and He favors you
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and He favors me by allowing us
to participate in His light.
God, my friends, let me remind
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you, made our
hands without our hands,
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but it's often in God's mercy
that He allows the hands He made
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to bless others. Don't get the
big head. God does not need us.
God can do what He wants when He
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wants where He wants and how He
wants without us, but He allows
us to be His lights.
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He allows us to be His
representatives in the world. So
when I'm the light in the world,
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it means that I have spiritual
access to what everybody doesn't
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have access to because I'm a
light from the greater light.
Y'all don't hear what I'm
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saying. You see, this means
that, in life, you can go
through something and not lose
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your mind because of who you
know, what you know, and who and
what you represent.
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You see, when Jesus says, "You
are the light of the world,"
He's saying that as His
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representative, you have access
that the world doesn't have.
What kind of access am I talking
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about? You've got
access to the throne of grace,
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which means I don't have to go
pray to another individual in a
window to confess my sins.
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I have access directly to the
light. The Bible is clear. If we
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confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us of our
sins and cleanse us from all
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unrighteousness. But not only do
I have access to God's spirit,
not only do I have access to the
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Father, but understand I
have access to his power.
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Paul says, in Ephesians 6:10,
"Be strong in the Lord and in
the power of His might."
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And I understand that to mean
that when a believer's faith is
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in God, then God's power becomes
the power of that believer. Let
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me say that again. When a
believer's faith is in God, then
the power of God becomes the
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power of that believer. And when
we, as a church, grasp the truth
that we are as strong as that in
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which we trust, friends of mine,
we will change this world. We
will revolutionize this world
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because if you trust in
yourself, you are as strong as
you are. But when you trust in
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God, you are as strong as God
is, which means I can do
anything through Christ which
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strengtheneth me. And when my
faith is in God, hallelujah,
when my faith is in God's power,
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then his strength becomes my
strength, his power becomes my
power. That's why I praise God
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because, now, unto Him, that is
able to do exceedingly,
abundantly, and above all,
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we could ever ask or think
according to the power of God,
that worketh in us.
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Let me say this brothers,
sisters, you don't know the
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access you have. You don't know
the access you have to. You
don't know what's inside of you.
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You don't know the strength
that's in you. You don't know
the authority that's in you.
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You don't know the power that's
in you. The devil is not afraid
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of you. The devil is afraid of
who's inside of you. And because
the Holy Ghost is what's inside
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of you, you've got power today.
But not only do we have access
to the power of the Holy Spirit,
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we've got access to His word.
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path, which
means the world sits around
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and declares the benediction.
But you're able to see what they
don't see because you know
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things, hallelujah, they don't
know. You know, through his
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word, that all things work
together for good to them who
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love who the Lord and are the
called according to His purpose.
You know that behind every dark
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cloud. There's a silver lining.
You know that troubles don't
last always. It's based on what
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you know and who you know that
gives you favor and power today.
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You see you can go through
something and not lose your mind
because of who you know and what
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you know. It's not like you're
not going through some things,
even for somebody right now.
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But you're praising God, and
I've learned how to praise God
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not because of, but I've learned
how to praise God in spite of,
hallelujah, right there.
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I said I've learned how to
praise God today not because of,
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but I've learned how to praise
God in spite of. Let me tell
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you, is there anybody watching
right now who knows how to
praise God not because of but in
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spite of? You're not praising
God because of mess. You're
praising God in spite of mess.
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You're not praising God because
of bad days. You're praising God
in spite of bad days.
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You're not praising God because
of sickness. You're praising God
in spite of sickness.
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You're not praising God because
of bad finances. You're praising
God in spite of bad finances.
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You've got to learn how to
praise God not because of but in
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spite of because even though
you've got trouble on every
hand, even though you are tested
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on every side, you still have
favor because of the light you
have. And this, my friends,
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is what makes you different.
This is what makes you God's
representative because you're
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God's light because you've got
God's favor and you're able to
light up dark places.
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What am I talking about?
When you show up in the midst of
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darkness, you bring a revelation
that folks wish they had.
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You see, when folks are in
the hospital room, crying and
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doubting because the doctor has
given up your loved one to die.
When you walk up, they should
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stop. Why? You're bringing light
to darkness because when the
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doctor says no, I believe I've
got a witness that knows Jesus
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can say yes. Throughout my
ministry, I have seen people on
their sickbed of affliction,
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on their deathbed if you will,
and the doctors and the medical
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team have said, "There's nothing
more we can do." But just in the
nick of time, Dr. Jesus will
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step on in. And so you need to
understand when you go visit
somebody and they're crying,
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and you walk into that dark
space, you are bringing light to
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a dark situation. When folks are
down to their last dime and
worrying about where their next
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meal is coming from, and then
you walk up, they should light
up. Why should they light up?
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You're bringing light to
darkness, and you're able to say
to them, "Don't cry, my brother.
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Don't cry, my sister. The earth
is the Lord's, the fullness
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thereof and all of
them that dwell therein."
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God will bring you in a
situation where folks will say,
"There's no hope in what we're
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trying to do," but then boom,
here you come walking up, and
you're bringing light to a dark
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situation, and you ought to let
them know, "What's wrong with
you. Don't you know, nay,
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we are more than conquerors
through Him that loved us and
washed us in His blood
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because I once was
young, but now I'm old,
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but I've never seen the
righteous forsaken nor His seed
begging bread." When you show
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up, the situation should light
up because you are the light of
the world. Light conquers
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darkness. You have spiritual
access to stuff other folks
don't have access to. That's why
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you're here. You are
the light of the world.
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You see, when the world sees the
light of Jesus shining at you,
they will take notice.
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Let me tell you something.
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There is no greater witness than
a child of God reflecting the
light of Jesus Christ.
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There is no greater testimony
than a life that displays the
proof of Christ's presence.
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Just as light doesn't
call attention to itself,
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but light draws attention
to the things it illuminates.
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Our light does not shine to
call attention to ourselves.
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Our light shines to call
attention to Jesus Christ.
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Jesus said, "If I be
lifted up from the earth,
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I will draw all men unto be our
witness does not magnify what
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we've done." Our testimony is
about a great God who loves us
and a great God who saves us.
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I serve a risen savior. He's in
the world today. I know that He
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is living. Whatever men may say,
I see His hand of mercy, I hear
His voice of cheer.
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And just the time I
need him, He's always near.
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Our purpose in this life, our
purpose as lights in the world
is not to make people look at
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what we've done and say, "Man,
what a great Christian man. What
a great Christian woman."
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No, we should have them look at
us and say, "They must serve a
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great God, and I'd like to
know that God that they serve."
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Ye are the light of the world.
And so, after Jesus makes this
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statement, after Jesus makes
this declaration, and He tells
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us our placement, and he tells
us that light conquers darkness,
He then says that a city set on
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a hill cannot be hid. A city,
remember, set on a hill, listen
to me, is exposed. Are you
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hearing what I'm saying? Which
means, when God seeks to expose
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your light, there is nothing
that anyone else can do to hide
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it or stop it. Are you hearing
what I'm saying? In other words,
you can run, but you can't hide.
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If you don't believe
me, go ask brother Jonah.
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Now, the hill is our foundation.
God has strategically placed you
on a hill so that your
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visibility might bring light and
exposure to those in a dark
world. God has placed,
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hallelujah, your feet on high
places. Now, with this favor,
God placing your feet on higher
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places, don't get the big head
again but understand the
foundation of your favor.
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Remember, hills
symbolize the presence of God.
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The Psalms said, "I will lift up
my eyes to the hills from whence
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cometh my help, my help comes
from the Lord." So it's clear
that hills symbolize the
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presence of God. So then if I'm
a city and if I'm on a hill, my
foundation is the presence of
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God, which means I've been
elevated and there is greater
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accountability and greater
responsibility that comes along
with the knowledge I receive.
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Be careful what you pray for,
you just might get it because
the greater the visibility,
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the greater the accountability,
and people will start watching
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you differently. Folks may not
say anything to you, but yes,
they will back up and observe
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you and watch you and
see what you're going to do.
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That's why before you for point
the finger at somebody else,
don't you ever forget,
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there are three fingers pointing
right back at you. Before you're
ready to talk about somebody
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else, make sure that you are
mindful that you live in a glass
house. Are you hearing what I'm
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saying, that you're not
living in a glass house?
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Verse 15, "Neither do men light
a candle and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick
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and it giveth light unto all
that are in the house." In other
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words, my friends, God does not
and will not place you with
elevation for you to lose focus
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and hide. Your purpose is not to
serve when you're under a
bushel. God has called you to be
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a light. Now, it's interesting
to me. It's amazing to me that
before some people got the job,
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before they got the house,
before they got the car, before
they got the degree,
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before they got the husband,
before they got the wife, you
would just simply say,
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"Oh, I love the Lord!" He heard
my cry, and He pitied every
groan. And I just thank him.
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I just praise Him. I just
worship Him. I just lift Him up.
Hallelujah! God is so good.
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But the moment you get a raise,
the moment you get a new car, a
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new house, the moment you get a
car or passed the test, they are
moments that the cancer goes
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into remission. What happened to
the light? But now that you got
a nice house, now that you got a
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nice car, now that you have a
little education, now that
you've got a good job,
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now that your bank
account is pretty good,
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now you're sitting back talking
about it doesn't take all that.
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I don't know why they have
all that praise and worship.
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I don't know why they have all
that singing. All that singing,
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all that praise, and all that
shouting, it doesn't take all
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that. But when you were broke,
when you didn't have anything,
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all you did was talk about the
goodness of the Lord. When you
were on that sickbed of
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affliction, all you did was talk
about the goodness of the Lord.
And don't you know,
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if you talked about Him that
much back then when you didn't
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have anything, it now means
that when you have something,
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somebody ought to say when I
think of the goodness of Jesus
and all He's done for me,
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my soul cries out. Hallelujah!
Thank God for saving me.
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Today, somebody, get your light
from under a bushel and let your
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light so shine. If God's been
good to you, let your light so
shine. If God's been good to
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you, somebody ought to say
something. If the Lord picks you
up, if He turns you around,
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if He places your feet on solid
ground, somebody ought to say
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something. If the Lord has been
your bridge over troubled
waters, then somebody ought to
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say something. If the Lord has
saved your marriage, if the Lord
has saved our children, if the
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Lord has saved you, somebody
ought to say something. Let the
redeemed of the Lord say
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something. Go shine your light!
I'm telling somebody you've been
in the valley too long. You've
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been in trouble too long. You've
been in mess too long. You've
been in drama too long. You've
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been in confusion too long.
You've been sick too long.
Somebody, you've been quiet too
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long. You've been in darkness
too long. But now, it's time to
let my light so shine so others
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can see my good works and
glorify my Father, which is in
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heaven. I'm trying to stop, but
I'm ready to preach now. If it
had not been for the Lord on my
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side, where would I be? So go,
let it shine. Hide it under a
bushel, no! I've got to let it
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shine. Won't let Satan blow it
out, I've got to let it shine.
Jesus gave it to me, I've got to
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let it shine. Let it shine 'till
Jesus comes. I've got to let it
shine. Let it shine! Let it
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shine! Somebody, today, you're a
light not darkness. Darkness
blinds, light shines. Darkness
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hates, light loves. Darkness
takes, light gives. Darkness
hates, light heals. Darkness
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reaches inward, light reaches
outward. Darkness thinks
internally, light thinks
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externally. Darkness talks about
the way it used to be, light
talks about the way it ought to
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be. Darkness talks about
people, light talks about Jesus.
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Let your light so shine that
others may see your good works
and glorify your Father which is
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in heaven. So the Lord is my
light. He's my salvation, whom
shall I fear? The Lord is the
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strength of my life, of whom
shall I be afraid when the
wicked, even my enemies and my
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foes, came upon me to eat of my
flesh? They stumbled and fell
though war should rise up
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against me. In this, will I be
confident? One thing that I
desired of the Lord, and that
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what I seek after, that I may
dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life.
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I sing because I'm happy. I sing
because I'm free. His eye is on
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the sparrow and I know He
watches me. And if you can't
sing, it might be because you
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aren't happy. But I'll sing
because I'm happy. I'll sing
because I'm free. His eye is on
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the sparrow. I know he watches
me. Let it shine. Let it shine.
Let your light so shine that men
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and women, boys and girls will
see your good works and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.
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I don't know what tomorrow's
going to bring. I don't know
what next week's going to bring.
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I don't know what next month or
next year is going to bring, but
I'm determined to let my light
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shine. Let it shine, let it
shine. Let it shine 'til Jesus
comes. I've got to let it shine.
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God's been too good for me to
hide my light under a bushel.
But I'm going to let it shine.
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Whoever you are, wherever you
are, I need you to commit to the
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Lord Jesus today, that you're
going to let your light shine.
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