John 1:5 ‘And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
DAILY READING – 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; 2 Kings 5; Obadiah 1
A lighthouse keeper is responsible for tending and caring for a
lighthouse and ensuring the lights are always kept shining.
Because most lighthouses are located in remote, isolated areas on islands and coastlines, it was typical for lighthouse keepers to occasionally go to nearby towns to stock up on their provisions.
December 22, 1839, was a fair, sunny day on the New England coast of North America. The keeper of the lighthouse at Plum Island, Massachusetts, thought he could safely leave the island in his little rowboat, take his wife shopping, and be back before dark.
But while they were away, a wind began to blow. A storm was coming fast. Soon sky and sea fused into a gray, howling mass of rain, foam, and spray. The keeper tried desperately to get back to the island and turn on the lighthouse for incoming ships. But the storm hindered his efforts. That night the lighthouse remained dark.
Near midnight, a ship named ‘Pocahontas’, struggling to find the river and harbor entrance normally signaled by the lighthouse, searched in vain. Instead, the ship hit a sandbar. Its back was broken, and it sank with the entire crew on board.
Just before dawn another ship named ‘the Richmond Packer’, heading for the same port, also came to a wreck, thankfully only one life was lost.
Such stories of accidents occurring on the sea due to lack of light, dots Maritime history. Indeed anytime a light house failed to function and shine its lights, the result is often disastrous.
Spiritually today, it is obvious that humanity is sailing on the sea of confusion without a clear light.
On the News daily, we see this happening as leaders and experts contradict themselves on many crucial global topics.
For instance, the recent controversies surrounding the pandemic, has left many people without a definite direction on what or who to exactly believe.
At such a time, believers can only know the right direction to follow by heeding the light of God’s Word and the leadings of the Holy Spirit.
Anyone who lacks such divine guidance will end up falling into pitfalls of these confusing end-times.
As we watch global events unfold daily, it is obvious that a growing sense of fear and uncertainty is sweeping through the world.
This is so, because spiritually the world is being covered by increasing gross darkness.
Isaiah 60:2-3 tells us that gross darkness shall cover the earth and the people..
The scriptures clearly depict the spiritually dark state of the world today. And this absence of spiritual light is leading to the disasters and shipwreck of many destinies. Because men cannot see their way forward, they are stumbling in different directions..
Indeed absence of light spells danger in the journey of life.
As believers, we must therefore carefully follow the light of God’s Word so as to survive and thrive in these perilous times.
The Word is the light that shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.
God’s Word is a lamp to our feet and the light to our path.
As we walk in the light of the Word, we will know which way to go at every crossroad.
Let us therefore continually fill our lives with light through addiction to God’s Word. In addition let us commit to a lifestyle of prayers, fasting and fervent worship.
As we do this, we will continually abide in the light of God’s Presence and have no occasion to stumble in the darkness of these end-times.
PRAYER: Father please help me to keep my light burning always through diligent study of Your Word and fervent prayers. Thank You Lord, for keeping me from falling and guiding me through Your Spirit in these perilous last days in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
For you to enjoy victory in The Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with The Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.