Mark 4
By Pastor Libby
One of my favorite Children’s Sunday School Songs is “This little light of mine.” When the verse sings “Hide it under a bushel,” I enthusiastically and as loud as possible, yell “NO!” with the best of them.
In Mark 4:21 that song is crystallized for me as Jesus asks “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed?”
In Bible times oil lamps illuminated one’s surroundings, placing an oil lamp under something with the dust bunnies is silly. Would you at a concert or in a power outage when they ask you to take out your cell phone and shine it as a light, cover it with your hand? That too would be silly.
Jesus in this parable says to take the light “…put it on its stand. For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.” (Mark 4:21-23)
God’s design is not to keep the light of his message hidden “…a lamp for my feet, a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) It is our privilege to read Scripture, apply it, share it, acting upon it.
As you daily read the Bible, go about it like you are taking light and placing it on a stand. Know that as you infuse your life with God’s Word this better equips you to accept and share God’s love with those around you. Don’t be afraid to say loudly and enthusiastically “YES!” to sharing the message of “light” with others. Invite them to share God’s Word with you, don’t keep it to yourself.
Who in your circle of friends or family could you share an encouraging scripture with today? Will you?
