Danny made that comment one morning as he was getting ready to leave for work. I had just plugged the lights in - a habit I have in the mornings during the Christmas season. As soon as he said that I immediately thought "that will preach!" So, I have been pondering on that statement for at least three weeks now.
In John 8:12 Jesus said "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." There are many references throughout the New Testament (and the Old) about light - and Jesus being that light and He is the Word and the Word is light. Once we become born-again, we also become light. In Ephesians 5:8 Paul tells us "For you were once darkness, but now [you are] light in the Lord. Walk as children of light..."
We also know that the world is becoming darker. The Bible tells us that as the return of Jesus draws nearer, the world will become darker. We can certainly see that happening all around us. My grandmothers would be completely shocked if they were alive to day to see the state that this world is in. Sin is being called good, we're being encouraged to accept as "normal" things that totally contradict the Word of God, and crime is at an all time high. The world is at war everywhere you turn, and even the earth itself is in great turmoil. Just consider all the tsunami's, the earthquakes, the floods, the volcanic eruptions, the tornadoes and hurricanes, and you can see that the earth is indeed "groaning" for the appearance of the sons of God.
Wow - what a tremendous time we are living in. There is sure a lot of darkness out there! It would be really easy to get caught up in all the "darkness" that surrounds us and to become fearful, anxious, depressed, etc....... But - remember what Jesus said - He is the light and we are now light in Him.
If you think about all the decorations that are around right now you know that if they are on during the daytime you can barely see them. I have mine on right now, and they are just barely visible. However, as the sun begins to set, the lights become more visible. When the sun is completely set and the night has overtaken us - the lights really shine and are beautiful.
Don't be fearful - just begin to let that light of God that is within you shine into the darkness. God created you for this very time. You are alive because He chose YOU to be that light in the darkness.
My prayer for all of us today is that people will look at our lives and say "Wow, the lights out there look really pretty against the darkness!"
"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine..." Shine somewhere today!
Love ya :)
