Victor Nazario

Author: Victor Nazario

Victor Nazario is the senior pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship Inc., a growing, vibrant church located in the Bronx, NY. Both he and his wife, Gwendolyn, desire to see people connect with Christ as well as grow and mature in the knowledge of God and His Word. Pastor Nazario was the event manager for the 1996 Promise Keepers Conference “Break Down The Walls” at Shea Stadium in New York City; overseeing nearly 2,500 volunteers from churches around the U.S. He has also served as co-chairperson for the New York City March for Jesus, chairperson for the Manhattan March for Jesus, co-chairperson for the Harlem Prayer March, and as the Northeast regional director for Promise Keepers. Pastor Victor holds a Doctorate in Ministry and is the author of a book titled Leaders in the New Millennium. Due to his unique speaking and teaching style, he is called on to share Godly principles on leadership and other themes at various conferences, seminars, and churches throughout the year.

The Lord Jesus taught that we are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). However, He reminds us in verse 16 that we need to let our light shine before men. So this is actually not an automatic process. We can actually hide our light which displeases our Lord. When we choose to let our light shine, people will begin to see “our light”. It’s interesting to note that the light that people actually see is our good works. This means that our life work reveals something to the world. Light reveals things that were previously hidden from view. So our godly works reveal God’s goodness and love to those around us who hadn’t seen it before. It causes them to glorify our Father in Heaven. So it’s vital that we determine to let our light shine instead of hiding our light. It’s time to shine people!!!

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

El Señor Jesús enseñó que somos la luz del mundo (Mateo 5:14). Sin embargo, Él nos recuerda en el versículo 16 que debemos dejar que nuestra luz brille ante los hombres. Entonces, este no es un proceso automático. De hecho, podemos ocultar nuestra luz, y eso desagrada a nuestro Señor. Cuando elegimos dejar que brille nuestra luz, la gente comenzará a ver “nuestra luz”. Es interesante notar que la luz que la gente realmente ve son nuestras buenas obras. Esto significa que nuestras buenas obras revelan algo precioso al mundo. La luz revela cosas que antes estaban ocultas a la vista. Entonces, nuestras buenas obras revelan la bondad y el amor de Dios a quienes nos rodean y que no lo habían visto antes. Esto hace que glorifiquen a nuestro Padre Celestial. Por lo tanto, es vital que determinemos dejar que brille nuestra luz en lugar de ocultarla. ¡Es tiempo de brillar!

Mateo 5:16 “Deja que tu luz brille ante los hombres, para que vean tus buenas obras y glorifiquen a tu Padre en el cielo”

Author: Victor Nazario

What does it actually mean to “let your light shine?”

¿Qué significa realmente “dejar que brille tu luz”?