Stoke the lighthouse fires...
With pluralism, saying everything is equally right, and
nihilism, saying nothing matters -- with both ideologies -- running rampant in
our every day culture and society, the Bible stands as the moral light and
anchor in a world of darkness and drift. The Church, living by that Word,
becomes the agents of lights and points of safe harbor.
Likewise, local churches become lighthouses in communities.
Local churches act as anchors in communities swirling in the storm of human
brokenness and ideological confusion.
Get up, go to church. IF you say you are a disciple of
Jesus, you already ought to be on the move. IF you want to discover how light
and safety are working in communities ... IF you are curious about God ... IF
you want to seek positive community, you get up too ... and go on out to a
local church.
Which one? Who in your life do you know that really, really
loves Jesus AND shows you respect and love as a person? Give that person a ring
and go to church with them. OR, think about that person or people who have
tried over and over and over again and again and again to invest in your life,
speak wisdom, show love, and live some other kind of way than this old rotten
world. Go to their house of worship.
Look for a spot that teaches the Scriptures AND for those
type of people who try to actually live out the teaching of Jesus.
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| "A lighthouse on fire at night" oil on canvas painting created by Joseph Wright of Derby in 1770. |
There are a LOT of reasons to go to church. There are a LOT
of reasons to become a regular part ("join") a local church. The ONE
reason I am putting forth today is that communities need these local
lighthouses, and these local lighthouses need people to stoke the flames.
In a world that is an ethical darkness and danger, we need
lighthouses of love and truth. We need bright beams of direction. When
neighborhood lighthouses have full parking lots and when those cars leave full
of people full of truth ... when they walk out and pull out planning to live
out what just got dropped down, it changes communities!
Jesus said, "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 that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 5:14-16 ESV)
See y'all at church...
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