Flip the Switch

I read a blog post today that asked the question "Is America Headed for Another Civil War?"  This was in response to the rancorous rants against our President and anyone in his cabinet.  We have reached a point where almost everyone has an opinion that they consider to be right and there is hatred toward anyone who doesn't agree with them.  When we hear or read of such rhetoric in other countries we anticipate that a coup is in the making.  There is a darkness that is spreading over America today.  The state of California is in the process of enacting a law that would forbid certain parts of the Bible to be read.  In our own Highlands County the commissioners are considering a tax upon houses of worship that is 4 times what other entities would be assessed in order to pay for 14 firefighters in the county.  Any church that fails to pay is threatened with a tax lien.  The darkness is growing!
It is in times like these that the church of Jesus Christ must be what Jesus said we are...the light of the world.  The darker the night, the brighter the light.  Rather than taking sides in the political rhetoric, we need to be flipping the switch and letting our light shine into the darkness.
It is interesting that darkness cannot quench light, but light can penetrate the deepest darkness.  Once when I was flying over the everglades in a small plane at night, the darkness around us was almost palpable.  Suddenly I saw a pinprick of light.  It was miles from our location, but we could see it.  That is what must happen today.  Christians must be what Jesus said they are...the light of this dark world.  The wording of the verse is revealing.  "In the same way LET your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."  In order for a Christian not to be light in this world, they must make a deliberate effort NOT to shine.
Let's go people of God...flip the switch.  Light up this world!

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