Lamp for Top Lampstand

Picture somebody wey light lamp, then quickly hide am under bucket. Or push am under bed. E no make sense, abi? Jesus think so too. And e use dat picture wey no make sense to talk one important thing.

For Galilee, crowd dey follow Jesus everywhere: fishermen, farmers, mothers with children, sick people and people wey just wan know. One time, for one hillside, e sit down and teach dem wetin e mean to belong to God kingdom. Another time, near di lake, e tell dem one story about one farmer wey dey plant seed. And di two times, e talk about lamps. Everybody wey dey listen to am know di small clay oil lamps wey dey light dia houses. For evening, you go fill am with olive oil, light di wick, and put am up high for top lampstand, so dat im small flame fit fill di one room of di house.

Nobody wey light lamp go cover am with pot, or put am under bed, Jesus talk for Luke Gospel, but e go put am for top lampstand, so dat di people wey dey enter go see di light. Lamp get only one work: to shine. And then Jesus add, because nothing dey hide wey people no go know. Di truth of God kingdom no suppose stay hidden. E suppose show. So, e talk, una take care how una dey hear. Listen well. Anybody wey get, dem go add more give am. Di more we dey listen and dey do wetin Jesus talk, di more light we go receive.

For di hillside, for Matthew Gospel, Jesus talk something wey bold pass. Una be di light of di world. No be only say, I be di light, even though e be. Una be. Fishermen and farmers, ordinary people, di light of di world. City wey dem build for top hill no fit hide, e talk. Maybe e point to one town for hilltop near there, wey im white houses dey catch di sun, wey people fit see from far far. And people no dey light lamp come put am under basket. Dem dey put am for top lampstand, and e dey give light to everybody for di house.

Then di main point come. Make una light shine like dat before people, so dat dem go see una good works, and give glory to una Father wey dey for heaven. See where di praise dey go. No be to us. When people see our kindness, our honesty, how we dey care for oda people, dem suppose look up and thank God. Our light na light wey we borrow, like moon wey dey shine with di light of di sun. Di light wey come inside di world for Christmas suppose spread, from one lamp to another, until di whole house bright.

Di basket wey Jesus mention no be basket wey dem weave. Di Greek word, modios, na standard container wey dem dey take measure grain, one bowl for house wey fit carry about nine litres. Every house get one. If you put am cover lamp, e no go only hide di flame. E go stop air from reaching di flame and e go quench am.

Lamp for Top Lampstand. You go find am for Luke chapter eight, verse sixteen to eighteen, and Matthew chapter five, verse fourteen to sixteen. For Christmas, we dey hang lights everywhere; Jesus remind us say im followers suppose shine for di whole year. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Where you fit dey hide your light, and which one good thing you fit do dis week to make am shine?