Being A Light

If you light a candle in the dark, it drives the darkness away. But, no matter how much darkness you pour on the light from a candle it is impossible to drive the light away. In fact, the light seems to get brighter the darker it gets.

I noticed this the other night while sitting on my porch. We don't have candles on the deck but we do have four solar lights on the posts of the deck. It's funny what you notice when everything is quiet and you concentrate on what is around you.

This just made me realize, all the more, how important it is for believers' in Christ to be a beacon of light. No matter how desperate a situation, or how many around us are trying to extinguish our light, it is impossible to put it out as long as we ourselves don't let it go out.

Even nature itself proves to us that things are drawn to light in the darkness out of instinct. I have never seen an outside light that was shining when bugs weren't flying around it. Human nature also teaches the same thing. When someone is stranded, they go to the house where the light is on. If you're looking for a restaurant late in the evening, you pass by the ones whose lights are off. Whether we realize it or not, most people are looking for the light that shines in the dark, because where the light is, is where all can find their need - whatever it may be.

Not only have I noticed that one single light in the darkness draws things to it, but I have also realized that in any one given place, if there are several lights the more you can see. But the best thing I have realized is that if there is an abundance of lights in that one given place, the clearer one's sight is.

So, I am writing this post to be an encouragement for others to always keep their light shining. Never let it go out. Be vigilant and keep watch over it and see that nothing diminishes it's flame.