Mark 4:21-25
A Lamp on a Stand
21He said to them, "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand? 22For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24"Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. 25Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."
Our purpose in our lives maybe to spread the Word of Jesus and be His Light...In Jesus time light was received by a flame from a lamp...Jesus tells us it is not natural or rational to put it under a bowl or bed...The flame would go out... This lamp was Jesus' word...Like the lamp, His word is not to be hidden...God works in ways that are unknown and hidden to man...That being said, His word is to get out and spread like the light from the flame...His word was not spoken to be secret or in secrets...His word is to be heard...The flame is to be seen...The lamp will bring light to the room...
Jesus in talking to His disciples is telling them to carefully listen and study what they hear (from Him)...The love of God and it is His plan for the Twelve to learn from Jesus about the word of God...If they study and understand what they are hearing and seeing, they will receive more...Their faith will grow...Their faith will become the priority in their lives...
The lamp is not only seen from the room but can be seen from afar...In the middle of night or even when it gets dark, when the lamp is taken out, it can be seen in the distance...Jesus; word like the lamp can and should be seen (and heard) by many in the distance...His word grows and is intended to grow...Everyone is to hear the word...We are to share the word of God with others...Those who have faith, and are persistent will get and have more faith...Their faith will get stronger...
The lamp, we might compare to the word of Jesus, it is the Light of this world...Let it shine on everyone...