Jesus is our Lighthouse; a Beacon in the storms of life!
When we walk through the storms of life sometimes it seems the way ahead is unclear. It’s at just these times we need to look up and look ahead. We need to look to our Lighthouse!
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, and hazards to avoid!
His Word and He Himself are our lighthouse! Our guide to avoid the dangers and hazards ahead!
Psalm 119:101-105
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep Thy Word. I have not departed from Thy judgments: for Thou hast taught me.
How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through Thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Isaiah 30:21
And thine ears shall hear a Word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Have you made Him your Lighthouse. He came into the world to bring light! If you follow Him you will no longer be in darkness!
John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I Am the Light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life.
And we are to be lights in this world as well!
Matthew 5:14-16
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Beloved, if your path seems dark and treacherous, look to Him! Walk forward in faith with His Word as your guide, and with your eyes on Him! #EyesOnHim
If you could see yourself the way others see you what would you see?
Sometimes it’s hard to see ourselves realistically. Some are very hard on themselves & others don’t seem to be able to see their own weaknesses. Insecurity on the one hand, pride on the other!
After David’s sin with Bathsheba, and his subsequent attempt to hide their sin by sending her husband to the frontlines only to be killed, the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to confront him with his sin! Here is what happened!
2 Samuel 12:1-7
And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
There is no greater joy than to see your children walking in truth!
3 John 1:2-4
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
This is so very true, beloved!
There is no greater joy as a parent than to see God at work in their children’s lives!
This is true for those of us who have our own children, but as in Paul’s case, also those who are our spiritual children; those we’ve nurtured in the Christian faith!
What does the future hold? We can’t be certain beloved! The use of the phrase, that the only certainties in life are death and taxes goes back to the 1700’s!
Only God knows the future!
What will you do when faced with adversity?
Our hearts must be prepared in the Lord! We must know without doubt that no matter what lies ahead He will walk with us through it!
There is nothing we will have to face alone! A person who trusts in Him doesn’t have to fear!
Psalm 112:7
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
Are you a fearful person? Do you tend toward anxiety? The Word tells us over and over not to fear!
As much as we would like to see evil eradicated from the earth, and all those masquerading as angels of light to be revealed, the Word says the wheat and tares will grow along one another to the end!
Just how many posers,
and mask wearers are among us? It’s impossible to fully know unless they slip and reveal their true identity.
That’s why it’s so important to not just blindly follow anyone! Even those who claim to be good, or God fearing!
The devil was more subtle than any creature!! Think long and hard about that statement, before you say you couldn’t be deceived!
The anti-Christ will deceive many! Why is that? Because he will appear so much like Christ!
We can’t control when, where, or who we are born to. We can’t control the decisions made by others in our lives and in the world that affect us. But, there is one thing that only we can control!
We alone control where we will spend eternity!
God has given each person that choice, and no one can make it for us!
Joshua said this to the people!
Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell:
Be careful who you are following.
Some are profiting off this movement.
Some are building a big following off this movement only then to retreat and go mainstream.
Patriots make sacrifices.
Some, the ultimate sacrifice.
Patriots are SELFLESS.
Do they ask for monTHLY payments to remain Patri-ots?
Think logically.
To some, it's only about the money.
Those who would seek personal gain at the expense of others in this movement has an agenda.