“14. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light to all that are in the house. 16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
What good is a candle that is not lit? A flashlight with no batteries? A lantern with no fuel? Its useless! That is a good picture of man’s life. Man meaning mankind! Sin has caused darkness to fall upon the face of this sin cursed earth and everyone’s life is like a light with no charge. There has to be a point in time when you have had your candle lit, batteries put in your flashlight, or even fuel put into your lantern. Jesus Christ is the only One and the only way to have light in your life. The day you get saved is the day you begin to see real truth, but as we look at our world today their is a great problem with the light going out in the lives of Christians. Just think for a moment as that big doe steps out, you send that arrow or bullet to its mark and as the deer runs off, your confident that she wont go far. As the sun sets and the night arises it would be very difficult to find your success without a very important tool; a light. There is nothing more frustrating taking up the blood trail to only discover your light is dim and will soon be out. Today, there are many born again believers that take up the trail for success, but they never make it to their reward because their light becomes dim and shortly after it totally goes out. Its a good idea to always carry spare batteries or maybe even a full tank of propane for the lantern. The light of many Christians are going out today because their not staying charged. It doesn’t change their destination concerning eternity, but it does hinder them from the reward at the end of the trail. What does it take to stay charged? Psalm 1:2 “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” His, in this verse of scripture is referring to the blessed man or even the happy man. The law is referring to the Word of God. The Bible is what allows the Christian to keep the propane tank full and the batteries at full charge, but unfortunately their lights are becoming dim because their relationship with God is not what it should be. As you take up the blood trail, can you imagine getting half way there and then it becomes totally dark due to a lack of fuel or battery power? So what happens at that point? It becomes totally dark, it becomes easier to stumble, and it causes you to lose your sense of direction! If your saved today, don’t give up on God, let your light keep burning, don’t be ashamed to tell others about him, don’t put your Bible down, but keep moving forward. Jesus Christ gave us the light so we can let it shine, don’t let it go out, and don’t allow it to be dim. The best light is a bright light! Have faith and trust God!
Memory Verse Week 7/9/18
Psalm 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
