Beacon

There's a concern that I used to have, and I think that it's perhaps one that's been shared by a lot of others, as well. And that is looking out around us, at the people, things in the community around us, and things happening in the world. We see so many things wrong, that need to be changed. We see so many people that need to be reached for Christ, and then sometimes you can't help but wonder... Like, the Bible tells us to go out and spread God's word... The thought that I think comes to a lot of people is, How can I, just being one person, do any good whatsoever in this world?.

You know how the Bible tells us we need to let our light shine so that others can see. Well, take a candle for example. You can see the light from the candle as it burns, even when lights are on around it. But the candle's light doesn't draw the same attention when there's so much other light around it. However, as the light around it starts to diminish (as the room gets dark), the same candle that's burning just as bright as it ever was, seems even brighter. Suddenly, the candle's light shines out further than it did before, and when all the other lights around it go out, it's the only light that's seen. Suddenly, it becomes a beacon... when all those around who have no other light to see by, see that light, which is still shining, and it's the only light that can guide them to where they need to go...