“let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16
There are some things that require attention more than others. A broken tire is not as bad as a broken foot! Which may be a horrible example…but it made the point! This morning, while it is daylight, I am executing a formulated, multi-step, long term plan that has required time, effort and money to get done! I’m changing a light bulb!
Daylight Savings Time is going to be over this weekend. Which means that we will go back to standard time. Which means that when we gather together at the church for evening Bible Study on Wednesday nights, we will arrive after dark! Our forefathers had the same problem and erected a very bright light on a very tall pole so our people will be able to SEE in that darkness. That light bulb has burned out…AGAIN!
This BULB is a special one! It is a mercury vapor bulb with a mogul base! What that means is, you can’t buy it just anywhere. I tried. It ended up being an online purchase that required research…something our forefathers knew NOTHING about. Discovery led to choices and I had to decide if I wanted the $8.00 regular bulb or a newer LED type bulb for $65! Long time experience dictated my decision.
I remember when the new LED lights first came out. It was said that “they last 10 times longer!” That decision STILL required mathematics to figure out if a $10 LED light bulb was better than a regular old $1 bulb. Over time, it has been my experience that LED lights do NOT last 10 times longer. And since ‘I’m” the guy who has to haul and climb the big ladder to change it, I went old school!
Political talk and reasoning has gotten rather ridiculous these days. Our founding fathers established this great country on the Word of God, which had been around for THOUSANDS of years. God’s way had proven that God’s way WORKS! So they put those laws down in writing. But just as always, there are people today who do not LIKE living under God’s laws and would rather shoot out the light of our working system!
It is essential that every Christian look at the issues today in light of God’s Word and Truth. Then to vote according to HIS terms. That requires research time and effort. Doing it wrong will guarantee some negative repercussions. Which, if you like living in the dark…may not matter to you. It is God’s reminder to ME that He has made ME to be His Light! And in the darkness, that is a VERY big deal!
Your light is special… let it shine!
