Be The Copper Kettle

A bible teacher had just finished speaking to a large class of businessmen on the Christian’s responsibility to be a “light” in the world. He emphasized that believers are to reflect the Light of the world, the Lord Jesus. 

After the class, one of the members related to him an experience he had in his home which had impressed upon this same truth. He said that when he went into his basement he made an interesting discovery. Some potatoes had sprouted in the darkest corner of the room. At first he couldn’t figure out how they had gotten enough light to grow. 

Then he noticed that the cook had hung a copper kettle from the ceiling near a cellar window. She kept it so brightly polished that it reflected the rays of the sun onto the potatoes. The businessman said, “When I saw that, I thought, I may not be a preacher or a teacher with ability to expound Scripture, but at least I can be a copper kettle catching the rays of the Son and reflecting His Light to someone in a dark corner.”

See: Matt 5:16; 2 Cor 3:18

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