OUR LIGHTHOUSE

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

John 8:12

King James Version

Ronnie Hinson wrote one of my favorite hymns “The Lighthouse”.  I love the words in this beautiful hymn.  “There's a Lighthouse on the hillside that overlooks life's sea. When I'm tossed it sends out a light that I might see. And the light that shines in the darkness, now will safely lead us o'er. If it wasn't for the lighthouse that ship would be no more.”

Someone said “We were in a cave and it was so dark we couldn’t see our hand”.  When we have bad weather sometimes it gets so dark outside that I can’t see anything when I look out my window.  It’s the same with our heart.  When someone says harsh and criticizing words to us, our hearts gets dark because of what was said ot us.  It is then that Jesus shine His light a little brighter in our heart.  No one and nothing can dim the light of Jesus in our heart.

If you aren’t follwing Jesus, then you will walk in darkness.  Jesus doesn’t want us to walk in darkness.  He wants us to live a happy and victorious life.  “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).  If you aren’t happy and are sad all the time, search your heart and be sure your heart is right with God.

Pastor Elisha A. Hoffman wrote a hymn that should make all of us search our heart to see if there is anything that hurts God “Is Thy Heart Right with God?”  “Have thy affections been nailed to the cross? Is thy heart right with God? Dost thou count all things for Jesus but loss?  Is thy heart right with God?”  We can fool others but we can’t fool God.  How about your heart?  Do you want God to search your heart or do you need to ask Him to forgive you for something?

Joanne Lowe

August 28, 2019