I love, Love, LOVE how “God works for
the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his
purpose” in all things. [ Romans 8:28] Each lesson he showed me
yesterday had a common theme of living a fully surrendered life.
Even the songs at Bible study lent their words to reinforce the fact
that my life is best lived in total obedience to my God. One thing
that God has been showing me through this is, when you give yourself over to the idea you are going to follow the road ahead becomes
smooth. I don't know what it is but I have a feeling is is we who
place those rocks in our way when we question God's wisdom. Hmmm...
Today, our reading in Route 66 took us
though the beginning of Jesus' teaching. Found in this group of
verses is the teaching on salt and light. I really love his concept
on both these things but it was light that God wanted me to consider
at the moment. How do I know? This is the picture I received from a
friend on Facebook this morning. Isn't it amazing? It gave me a picture of exactly what Jesus was saying in Matthew 5:14
I saw some thing
similar when flying to Seattle a few years back only there was quite
a bit of cloud cover that night. It did not, however, block out the
lights of the towns and cities I passed over. I could see their lights glowing through the mist. It was an equally
beautiful sight. Just think, we are light in our families,
neighborhoods and communities. Just as in this picture, we stand out
and draw attention. When we gather there is more light but even
separately we illuminate the dark spaces. It's a beautiful thing.
If I may, please let me give you one more thing to consider. How did you feel the last time the lights went out? Lost, fearful, uncertain? We need to embrace our roles as light in a world living in darkness. Let's draw attention to the One we draw power from. Plug into Him and SHINE your light!
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand,
and it gives light to everyone in the house."
Matthew 5:14-15
[This incredible image of the Wilmington area at space as taken from the International Space Station. To see an incredible full video fly-over of the US at night, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ObnEpRccHM&feature=player_embedded#! ]
