The truth is meant to be made known. The kingdom is light to the world, Jesus is the light of the world, and we are also light to the world. Just as God spreads the word, He puts the light on a stand so that it can be seen. So He put Jesus on display so the truth can be seen, and He will put us, the church, on display so that we can be seen. Society is trying to snuff out the church, to make religion a purely private matter. God will not allow that to happen. The truth is meant to be on open display.
Several times Jesus says "if anyone has ears to hear, let him hear". We are to seek to understand and then to live the word of God.
We need to be careful with which eyes we view something, for it will colour what we see. If bitterness, greed, fear, hatred, or anxiety fill our thoughts, then we will not see the truth properly. All sorts of people read the Bible or hear parts of the message, and at times it seems that they see totally different things. We need to make sure that we use the right measure.
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