HELEN SANDERS
11-28-2025
BE THE LIGHT

Across our neighborhood many of the residents have put up Christmas decorations. It is beautiful to see the shining lights at night. We have also done some decorating

. As I was decorating and putting up some lights outside, I heard that familiar voice of the Holy Spirit. It wasn’t an audible voice, but the inner man speaking to me. He said that the lights were beautiful, but too often we focus on the lights instead of the “light giver.” Then He went on to say that we need to take our light into the darkness of the world and let it shine.

In 2 Corinthians 4:6 it says, “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

God’s light shined on us and brought us out of darkness, now we must do the same to those that are still in darkness. There are those that will never turn to the light because John 3:19-20 says, “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.” This does not mean that we should not share the light, but it means when we share the light, we are no longer responsible for their decision. But if we do not share the light, how will they ever turn to it?

As we enter the Christmas season, let the light of God in you shine brighter than the artificial lights that will be seen everywhere. Souls will be added to God’s kingdom when we share the gospel and the light of God.