May 17 “POWER FAILURE” Philippians 2:15
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “…..so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky!” (Philippians 2:15 NIV)
Have you ever experienced a power failure? It is a terrible thing to be in a place where there is a power failure! Have you noticed that, in some areas, when there is a “blackout,” evil men are running around, looting and destroying personal property and, often times assaults and even murders occur? What is the common denominator? It is DARKNESS!” This is a sad time, when this occurs, however, the saddest, and far worse, is when a Christian has a power failure and their light for Jesus goes out! Every time that this happens, trouble occurs. Spiritual Power Failure has brought about a sad condition in our American homes and in our communities. Why has this occurred? I believe that we have allowed our convictions and principles to be compromised to the point that it is actually impossible to tell if we ever had any! There has never been a greater need for believers to have the courage of their convictions and stand strong in the face of worldly opposition. To do this, we need to be in God’s word daily, we need to be praying daily; we need to be witnessing (by words and actions) daily! We need to allow the Holy Spirit, to provide us with the Power to stand and to be counted. The Power of God needs to flow through us so that this world will see the Light of Jesus in us and turn from their evil ways. In John 3:19, Jesus said, “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” Friends, we need to be the “Light” of God that shines in this dark and dying world. Believers, let’s do something about this Power Failure! God does not want: “FLASHLIGHTS that go off or on temporarily. SPOTLIGHTS designed to put light on self, or on one spot or STOPLIGHTS that indicates, no forward movement or CHRISTMAS LIGHTS; that just TURN on, for special occasions. God wants us to be FLOODLIGHTS and FLOOD the world with the LIGHT OF JESUS, by letting them see Him in our lives! Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven.” We have the call, we have the instructions, we have the abilities and we have the POWER! So, let’s “Turn On” and let our Light shine brightly, like the “stars in the sky,” into this “Dark and Sinful” World! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…Remember, THE BEST IS YET TO BE!