(Mat 5:13 KJV) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. (Mat 5:14 KJV) Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (Mat 5:15 KJV) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
The work of God is the preserving of society. Just as salt was used to preserve meats, so the influence of God and His people preserve society from moral ruin. We live in a troubling time. Many people seem so ignorant of right and wrong. There are a lot of solutions to our societal problems being offered and pursued. Yet there is only one solution that will work: that is the return of people to a true knowledge of God and a real understanding of right and wrong. Without God and His influence there is absolutely no good in the universe. God is the source of all good. It is the influence of the kingdom of God that transforms and preserves any society. Therefore, we are to let our influence for good contribute toward preserving our society and those around us from moral ruin. We are to let our light shine, so that ones around us may see what is right. In a dark time, we are often tempted to withdraw, yet it is in such a time that our influence for good, our light, is most needed. Let your light shine.