January 13 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)
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, where there is a “Blackout,” evil individuals are running around, looting, and destroying personal property and, often times assaults and even murder occur? (Have you noticed that these evil actions always occur in the cover of darkness?) The common denominator for these activities 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 we step away from the light into the darkness, trouble follows! Spiritual Power Failures have brought about a sad condition in our American homes and in our communities and in the actions and motivations of many! 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, at all! 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 and insanity! To accomplish this, we need to be in God’s Word, every day! To do this, 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 as those who are “Walking in the Light!” The Power of Almighty God needs to flow through us so that this dark and decaying world will see the Light of Jesus’ Love 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.” Dear Fellow Believers, we need, we must be the “Light” of God that shines in this Dark and Dying World! Come on 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 to “FLOOD” this world with the HEALING LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST,” 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 our calling, we have our instructions, we have the abilities and we the POWER! So, let’s “TURN ON” and let our Light shine brightly, into the DARKNESS of this world, like the “Stars in the Sky!” Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!