Children of Light

How can you be a light in someone’s darkness?

I recently re-read the creation story. The thing that’s so cool about the Bible is that it speaks to you wherever you are in your faith walk, wherever you are in your life. When I read one of the books or stories  of the Bible and then wait a few years and read it again, it speaks to me in an entirely different way. It meets me where I am. How awesome is that? It’s like a Mona Lisa with words.

What jumped out at me this time I read it was God’s very first command. He had created the heavens and the earth and it was covered in darkness and God said, “Let there be light.” We all remember this story, but do you remember what scripture says next? He saw that the light was good. What does this tell us about the nature of God? God creates good things. He loves light; it made it to the top of the list and what He creates is inherently good.

If we skip forward to the New Testament, Paul tells us that “You are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 NLT  Jesus, himself said, “I am the light of the world; if you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life. ” John 8:12 NLT

When I Googled the word light and the Bible, my search turned up 102 verses. God seems very concerned with light verses darkness. Guess what? Light wins every time. This notion gives me great hope. Life can be pretty dark at times. Sometimes it can be pitch black, but our faith can help us overcome the darkness. Have you ever been in a completely windowless room with no light at all coming in? If you haven’t I have an experiment for you. Step in a closet or somewhere totally dark. Stay there a couple of minutes and then turn on a tiny amount of light, like a small flashlight or a led candle. It’s amazing how that little amount of light can cut through the darkness.

So as children of light, how can we combat the darkness of our world? I think we begin by lighting our own way with prayer and worship and then we share our light with others. This is the really cool part where we get to use our individual gifts that God has given each of us. Yours may be a kind word or a smile. You may be able to invite someone to dinner at your house or to church or to a Bible study. You may be called to take someone a meal. You may be called to share light through your art or on Facebook. I feel like so many of us freeze when we are asked to share the love of Christ. We cringe when we think of those folks who run around quoting scripture and  we don’t want t be labeled “one of those people.” But, we need to remember that those people are following their calling which may be entirely different than yours and that’s okay. There are so many different ways to share light; the list is possibly endless. I think God designed it that way.

You are the only one who can share light in your own wonderful, unique way. How will you share it today? Ready, set, go!

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂