The Light

We had a power outage this morning, about the time everyone was trying to get dressed and prepared for the day. We scrambled and found lights and such but it was much more difficult to complete the tasks at hand without adequate lighting. The kids really couldn't understand why their french toast sticks couldn't be heated in the microwave, but, I digress.

I am usually pretty capable of making my way through our dark house, unless, of course, someone leaves something out or someone moves something from its usual place. In the darkness, anything and everything can become a potentially hazardous obstacle. But, just a little light in the darkness can illuminate those perils.

Today's word is Ephesians 5:8, NLT, which reads, "For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the LORD. So live as people of light!"

We once walked in darkness, the darkness of our sin. We did things we shouldn't have done, we went places we shouldn't have gone, we said things we shouldn't have uttered, we were self-centered, self-righteous, and selfish. But, once we became GOD'S child, He shed His light upon us. And, that light revealed all those obstacles in our lives, those sins that so easily beset us, those things that kept us from the close, personal relationship with JESUS that our hearts desire. Once we see our sin in the light of GOD, we see how dangerous it really is.

If you are a child of GOD, and I pray you are, you now reflect the light and love of JESUS. We need to let others see the difference He has made in our lives. We, as GOD'S children, are here to reflect the light that He has shone upon us. Just as He has cleansed us and lit up our paths, we are to help others not stumble and to find the Light.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T