Through the Fog

When I opened the garage door and backed my car out onto the driveway, I immediately noticed that there was a heavy fog that had descended over northern Nacogdoches County.  I stepped back into the house to warn my wife, Kim, that she needed to leave early for church because of the hazardous driving conditions.

After I left the house and turned onto the FM road, I was surprised to meet a car coming toward me that didn’t have their headlights turned on.  I thought to myself, “Wow!  It’s really hard to see them without their lights on!” 

I turned my car onto Highway 59 and carefully drove through Garrison and on toward Timpson.  I noticed a car coming quickly up behind me through the fog.  This car was driving in excess of the speed limit and didn’t have their headlights on either.  The vehicle blew past me and back into the fog ahead with seemingly no conscious thought that they were practically invisible to anyone else.

Jesus must have foreseen a similar problem for us Christians.  He knew that we would get caught up in the concerns of this world and forget about the true source of hope that lives in us.  He said in Matthew 5:14-16; “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 thatthey may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

I don’t know about you, but I want my lights to be turned on so that others might see God working in and through me!  Remember to stay close to the Lord through prayer, Bible study, worship and having Christian friends that keep you encouraged and held accountable.  Only then can our lights shine brightly into a world that needs to see that brightness so desperately.  Through it all, may God be glorified!