Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105
As Christians, we have a loving, Heavenly Father. Our Father cares for us, never leaves us nor forsakes us, helps us with everyday life and shows us “His ways” that protect our lives from destruction.
Those who don’t know Christ don’t have a Heavenly Father, a Father they can trust with their lives. They’re finding out they can’t trust anyone and, understandably, it’s really scaring them. The darkness of living apart from Christ is consuming them with depression, worry, anxiety, fear, etc. They can’t “Look up” the same way we can, they can’t trust Jesus, they can’t know that He’s working all things together for their good, they can’t let the peace of God reign in their hearts, and they have no hope of Heaven as they watch this world collapse under the pressure of end times events.
As we look up, as we yield to the truths found in scripture, as we let Jesus, the hope of Heaven, live through us, maybe some will be drawn to Jesus and come to know the incredible salvation found in our Heavenly Father.
So many talk about how dark it’s getting in the world meaning that Godliness is disappearing at the rate Jesus said it would in the end times. Some Christians are not looking up and the darkness is scaring them as well.
It’s true, the world is getting pretty dark, but Jesus didn’t say to focus on and talk about the darkness. Instead, He said to “look up”. If I don’t look up I can’t possibly hope to reflect Christ, to light up the darkness, to let others know there is Someone they can put their total trust in. To look up is to put on Christ, to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in order to make His promises such a part of my life that I’ll shine His light in the darkness.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16
As my son-in-law, Ian, told me just the other day, “At night when the sky is dark, you can see the stars. You can’t see them in the day time. As Christians, we’re the stars.”
The glory of stars is best revealed and observed in darkness. Encourage each other to look up. The stars are pretty at night, don’t you think?
God bless,
Mark