Here’s another childhood fear: The Dark. How many of you were afraid of the dark? I was. Sometimes I still am. Do you know what evil lurks behind the closet door once the lights are out? I remember when my youngest daughter, Ashlyn, was about three. She used to love playing with flashlights. Running all over the house, she shined her flashlight all the time. She liked them so much people gave them to her as Christmas presents. One night as she tiptoed down the hall shining her flashlight, I crawled up behind her whispering, “What are you doing?” In her three year old voice she whispered, “Looking for some dark.”
Looking for some dark! What a powerful statement. Are you looking for some dark? Matthew 5:16 – Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven. The Newsboys wrote a song about this called Shine. Shine, make them wonder what you’ve got; make them wish they were not on the outside looking bored. Light exposes darkness. How long has it been since you’ve intentionally looked for darkness?
Our world is dark, and lost without Christ. We are the light of the world! Make a commitment today to seek something dark and expose it; not in a judgmental, harsh way but with the love of Christ. Shine your light as you look for some dark.
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