From a Grandma's Perspective
One Burned Out Light
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works
and glorify your father which is in heaven."
Matthew 5:16
Emily was intrigued with the Christmas lights. She didn’t remember last year, as she was only nine months old. She oohed and awed over the "pretty lights" as we wound them round and round the tree. The lights were sparkling and glimmering amid the shimmering tinsel. But down near the bottom of the tree, tucked in the branches all by itself, was one lonely burned out light. I didn’t see the dark blue bulb, but Emily did. She had been quietly watching the lights. She pointed it out to me several times before I finally stopped to see what she was chattering about.
Scripture admonishes us to let our lights shine so that others may see our good works and give glory to our father (God) in heaven.
But what happens when someone’s light goes out?
What happens when sin robs a friend of the power of victorious living?
Do we notice or are we too busy doing other good and worthwhile things?
Do we stop and help the one in trouble or do we put it off with a promise to check on the problem later?
I thought of some verses on light.
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Psalm 27:1 "The Lord is my light and my salvation."·
John 3:20 "For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light lest his deeds be exposed."·
Ephesians 5:8 "Walk as children of light."·
John 3:21 "He who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen."We are also challenged in scripture to warn, comfort, edify and exhort our brothers and sisters as children of light and day, not of darkness and night. (I Thessalonians 5)
Lord, open my eyes to see the burned out lights.
By Pat Hertzler