Light Up the Night

"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a 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 (Matthew 5:16)." "For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord; walk as children of light (Ephesians 5:8)."

I remember the dark age, my life before I received Jesus as my personal Savior. Things were pretty bleak and dim. There seemed to never be enough of what I needed not to mention no such thing as what I wanted. I could have the what I wants but always at the sacrifice of the what I needed. Not enough hours in the day to complete tasks never accomplished, a flurry of motion with no productivity. You know what I mean. An entire day of here, there and everywhere with nothing to show for it in the end. A daily list made still full of action items to complete. The feeling of emptiness even after indulging in time fillers (the club, hanging with fair weather friends, dating, work, television and music). It's good to remember these days and there emptiness as it causes me to be appreciative of what I have in the light today.

The light age has been a tremendously wonderful journey. The removal of unimportant things replaced with life changing productive ones. No longer empty but overflowing. If I were told in the dark age of my life that I would be where and what I am today I would not have believed it. If asked to trade what I knew then for what I know now, I would gladly initiate the trade. I realize what I called living wasn't living at all but existing. It's fair to say that even though this journey has been a wonderful one it hasn't been one free from hardship. But the hardships that come now are not worthy to be compared to the hardships of old. The peace in knowing that God is always here and hears as well as answer my prayers, even though He was with me then, has a supernatural calming effect in the midst of every hardship.

It's pretty amazing considering the past and present time and being asked to serve as light in some of the same dark places I once was. Chosen to take the light to a dark world I was once actively a part of. As love and compassion fuel my efforts, I am well aware grace and mercy were extended to me.

This is a call to action. You were commanded to be the light. God called you to light up the night!!!!