It was a bit strange to have a foot of heavy snow cover our trees before they lost their leaves for the year. The trees bent low and branches started snapping so it was not strange that we lost our power for over a day. We are so blessed because a million people are still powerless. But at 5:30 this morning we were awakened to our house coming alive. The refrigerator and the furnace came on and little red and yellow LED lights (phones, clocks, computer and wireless modem) decorated the room. I was surprised by how much those tiny lights changed the room. Without them it was pitch black and one had to cautiously feel one’s way from place to place. But with those tiny lights radiating their warm glow it became fairly easy to move about.
Sometimes most of us feel pretty insignificant. The more we understand about infinity and look at a photo of distant galaxies we don’t just feel insignificant, we are insignificant. Our tiny little light is so small surely it can’t make a difference. But, it didn’t take much light to transform my dark house. A tiny light does make a huge difference. When your little light joins with my tiny light and other tiny lights we make it possible for others to walk out of darkness and find their way.
So regarding that insignificant feeling – I don’t think we are as insignificant as we first thought. According to Galatians 4 we are sons and daughters of the Most High. Hmmm? That’s pretty significant. Surely everyone must know the song, “This Little Light of Mine, I’m Going to Let It Shine.” God is counting on us to light up His kingdom.
Written by Roger Bothwell on October 31, 2011
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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