Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

More than likely, we have all heard the story of the stressed-out woman who was tailgating a man as they drove down a busy city street. When he slowed to a stop at a yellow light, the woman hit the horn, cussing and screaming in frustration and waving her hands frantically. While she was still in the middle of her rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a police officer who ordered her to exit the car with her hands up. He took her down to the station and placed her in a holding cell.

An hour later, the officer returned and said, “Ma’am, I have made a mistake. When I drove up behind you, I noticed your ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ license plate holder and your ‘Follow Me to Sunday School’ bumper sticker, along with the “Jesus is Lord” magnet on your back finder. I just assumed that you had stolen this car!”

The enemy of our soul doesn’t care that you claim to be a Christian, just as long as you don’t really start acting like one. If he can get you to live by his ways, react to life’s situations the way he would, then he can damage you and cause you to dishonor the name of Jesus in the process.

Instead, Jesus calls believers to be “salt” and to “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” We must allow Jesus in the driver’s seat of our lives. Only then are we able to show His love and grace to our world. Our actions will show others who is really in charge our lives.