Just an ordinary light can make an extraordinary difference to the darkness around us.
Our house backs up to some power lines, so for the almost fourteen years we have lived here, we have had this wonderful feeling of being more remote than we are. Nothing can be built under those lines, so we have tons of deer, rabbits, chipmunks, hawks and owls. Since there are no other houses, we have rarely used curtains on the backside of our house. When the sun goes down, it’s completely dark, or it was.
Our little town has become a hot bed of construction and some enterprising developer has built a brand new subdivision on the other side of those power lines. There are no houses yet, but there are street lights. There is one so bright that it’s almost blinding, shining through one of our bedroom windows at night.
My hubby and I recently took a little hike over there to check it out. I really just had to get a look at the ginormous light that had been erected. I reasoned that it must be like an airport search light or a light house beam or something extraordinary.
But, when we made our way through the tall weeds, briers and bushes, I could hardly believe what I saw. It was just an everyday, average, street light. It wasn’t especially tall and the paved streets over there, had plenty of them even though we could only see one.
After doing a little exploring, we headed home, but I couldn’t get that light out of my mind. It’s amazing how just one light can make such a huge impact on the world around it.
I read that some light houses can be seen up to 37 miles out at sea. There was a time when that was the only guidance that weary sailors had, to get them safely to shore. I’ve no doubt that those sailors could tell you all about the importance of light.
The concept of light is important to Christians as well. The term light, is used 232 times in the NIV version of the Bible. Scripture tells us God is light and Jesus told His disciples to let their light shine.
I think that concept can sometimes be a little daunting for us everyday folks. We wonder what difference one person can possibly make. Yet, the streetlight all the way through woods, that shines brightly through my window, reminds me that it doesn’t take much light at all, to shatter the darkness around us.
That streetlight reminded me that whatever light we have to give, will always be more than enough, because God has always been in the business of multiplication. Perhaps you needed reminding too.
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂