Leaders: Let Your Light Shine — What Does Your Leadership Say?

There’s a familiar passage in Scripture that many of us learned early in our faith journey: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). For leaders, this verse becomes even more profound. Leadership isn’t just about directing others — it’s about embodying the values, character, and vision we hope to inspire.

It reminds me of the opening song from the late Dr. Frederick K.C. Price’s television broadcast. The refrain asked:

“Evidence, evidence — is your life showing off evidence?

Evidence, evidence — what does your life say?”

For leaders, this question cuts deep. Those you lead don’t simply hear what you say — they observe how you live. Your leadership carries a visible and measurable impact. The evidence of your character is always on display.

Light Is Meant to Be Seen — Especially in Leadership

A light that’s hidden isn’t fulfilling its purpose. And leadership that leaves no imprint of integrity, courage, humility, or compassion becomes ineffective. People follow what they see more than what they’re told. Your light — your example — becomes a guidepost for others.

Jesus didn’t say, “Let your light shine so you get the credit.” He said, shine so that God gets the glory. As a leader, your influence becomes a canvas where God’s excellence, love, and wisdom can be reflected.

Your Leadership Is the Sermon Most People Will Hear

The song’s challenge — What does your life say? — takes on a special weight for leaders. Your team, congregation, family, or organization watches:

• how you handle pressure

• how you navigate conflict

• how you steward authority

• how you respond to success

• how you treat people who can do nothing for you

Your daily leadership decisions preach louder than your spoken messages. People aren’t just following your vision; they’re following your example.

Shining Isn’t About Being a Perfect Leader — It’s About Being a Transparent One

Leaders are human. Leaders fail. Leaders grow. But evidence does not require perfection; it requires authenticity. When your team sees humility, growth, grace, and steadiness — even in your flaws — that’s evidence.

Leadership that reflects the fruit of the Spirit creates cultures where people feel safe, valued, and motivated. That environment becomes evidence of God’s work through you.

As a Leader, What Is Your Life Saying Today?

Every leader communicates a message long before they deliver a speech or cast a vision. Your leadership speaks — in tone, in decisions, in relationships, in character.

So let your light shine. Let your leadership show evidence. Not through authority, but through authenticity. Not through power, but through example.

Because when your leadership says something good about Him, it becomes transformative — for you, for your teams, and for everyone under your influence.