Light

 

Two weeks ago, I noticed that my eyes had been getting weaker.  I tried to use a magnifying glass to help, and it did, but it was a pain to deal with.  And then I noticed that two of the four light bulbs in my bedroom light fixture had burned out!  The LED light bulbs (that were supposed to last forever) were the problem, not my eyes!  Oh, don’t let me mislead you, my eyes are getting weaker, but not as bad as the poor lighting would have me to believe.  Hey, without light, I can’t see!  How about you?  You undoubtedly have younger eyes than I do, but without proper lighting, even younger eyes will fail.  The same is true with spiritual vision.  Folk go about their day doing the best that they can.  They work a job, love their kids, and pay their taxes … never knowing that they are in danger of eternal damnation.  As Christians, it is our responsibility to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with a lost world.  But there are two sides to the salvation coin: repent and believe.  Preaching the goodness of God is not enough.  Everyone is trying to be good in their own way.  Repentance must be preached!  And as you turn from your sin, you are turning to God.  Hey, it’s our responsibility is to preach the whole gospel.  Jesus commanded His followers in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”  Let your light shine in an increasingly dark world.  Glorify the Lord and rescue a sinner.  A win-win move!