Lessons from Cars 14

Lesson 14. Lights

It’s been said that we don’t appreciate something until it’s gone. Take signal lights on your car for example. Last week my left turn signal light on the front of my car gave out. I had to stick my arm out the window and drive extra carefully for the few hours before I could replace it. (This was a do-it-yourself job with a bulb from Canadian Tire.) Turn signal lights, headlights, tail lights, break lights, park lights and back up lights are there for two purposes: to see and to be seen. The headlights are for us to see where we are going. The other lights are for people to see us. Both are important.

The Bible talks about spiritual light in the same two ways. God’s Spirit and God’s Word are like the two headlights on our car, showing us the way to go. Our own lifestyle, our words, our actions, our attitudes and our character are like the other lights on the car, showing those around us who we are and what we are doing. We must live by the light God gives us, and we must also let our light shine as a witness for Jesus to those around us.

Matthew 5:14

You are the light of the world.