It’s
six pm. You’ve had a long and tiring day. You leave the lecture hall as fast as
you can, thinking about taking a bath, eating and relaxing in your room. But
immediately you get to your room, the lights go out. “Ohhh ECG!” You probably
scream.
But
go out for a while. Do you see something? Have you noticed that the nights the
lights are out, the lights of the moon and stars are more easily seen and are
brighter and more beautiful? Have you ever paused to reflect on that? In this
world, we’ve surrounded ourselves with so many things and put on our artificial
lights so bright that they create a haze around us and the light of God is not
able to shine as brightly as it should in our lives.
All
the activities we’re doing are good, but if in the end they don’t leave us with
time to fellowship with God, then it’s all vanity. It’s good to give in to your
cravings and pamper yourself once in a while but when the desires of the flesh
don’t allow you to exercise self-control and hinder you from serving God well,
it’s time to put off your lights. It may be fine to rely on our own knowledge
and experience when dealing with issues, but when the Holy Spirit is not your
ultimate guide, it’s time to put off your lights and let God’s light shine in
your life.
When
we place the focus on God, when we don’t think we can do things on our own, but
humbly rely on Him, then we can do all things. We are the light of the world,
but we can only reflect the light we receive from God. When our lights are off,
that’s when God’s light shines best. More of Him and less of us.
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| A. W Tozer quotes |
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