City on a Hill

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jan 12, 2026 · 4m

READ: MATTHEW 5:14-16; JOHN 13:12-17, 34-35; 1 JOHN 4:19 Recently, some friends and I gathered to pray in someone’s living room for a specific need. It was evening, and the room was lit with warm lamplight. As we were finishing praying for the night, it occurred to me that, from outside, people passing by would see a glowing yellow light coming from the windows. And it reminded me of something Jesus said, about a city on a hill. “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives…