Turn on the light.

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I heard the usual sound of our car, and I knew that the Doctor’s long day was over at last. Quickly I took up a little kerosene lamp, ran to the front door, and opened it. The little light shone on the pathway, cheering a tired man, and lighting my way too.

The light was so dim, that you would have thought it no use to anyone. The night was dark. There were no stars in the sky. No lights in the street. Yet that one little light shone like a beacon in the inky darkness. Yes, one little light.

The Doctor drove the car into the garage, and then hurried to the steps leading into the house. Just as he came forward, a large wasp flew over, and knocked the little light out of my hands, startling me.

‘Oh, the light has gone out.‘ I was so disappointed. Not only had the wasp knocked the light from my hand, but the lamp had crashed to the ground, breaking into a hundred, small pieces. It was of no use at all. Calling to our servant, Dumarto, I said, ‘ Please bring me another light.’ He quickly brought me a light, and oh, I was so relieved.

You know this world is like a dark night. There is so much wickedness and wrong living. Jesus has put you there as one of HIS shining lights.

Sometimes, we forget to shine. ‘I don’t believe the Bible.’ ‘I don’t care if I get angry and bad-tempered.’ ‘I’m not going to Sunday School today‘ ’I’m not going to read my Bible today.’ ’I’m not going to tell Joan or Bill about the rally.’ You could think of other things that would put your light out.

If you are saying these things, you are letting sin ( which is like the wasp ) knock the shining light out of your life. But let your light shine, and always be Jesus’ shining light.

My life is like a candle bright,

For Jesus it must shine.

But if I let some sin get in,

That’s light no longer mine.

Then darkness comes and lives in me,

Bringing dark to others, too,

So I must let my candle shine,

And burn the whole day through.

‘Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.’ Matthew 5:16