Hebrews 10:19-25 / Mark 4:21-25
If we own a car, then we will know that there are certain things that we must do for periodical maintenance.
Things like check the battery water, radiator water, engine oil, pump the tires and of course wash the car once in a while.
Not to do these things might just result in having a car break-down in some forsaken place at the most inconvenient time.
And just as our luck would have it, our mobile phone battery runs flat also.
Similarly, being a Christian means that we have to live out our Christian identity in our daily lives.
And this Christian identity is rooted in the truth, the truth which is Jesus Christ Himself.
But living out the truth has its consequences.
We will have to decide not to cooperate with dishonesty and injustice, with bad attitudes and examples, and that would make us stick out like a sore thumb and we will also feel like a sore thumb.
To challenge others with the truth, even if we don't say a word, will surely not make things easy for us.
Jesus is asking us if we are willing to live out the truth in our lives.
As long as we are willing to do so, the light of our lives will shine out.
The truth that we live out will be the light for others.