Light in the Darkness

                                                          Philippians 2:14-15
                                   Do all things without complaining and disputing;
                                   that you may become blameless children of God
                                        without fault in the midst of a crooked and
                                           perverse generation, among whom you
                                                   shine as lights in the world
                                                     
                                 
                                    "This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine!
                                     This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine,
                                          Let it shine, Let it shine, let it shine! "

How well I remember singing this song with all my little friends in Sunday school class. We would hold up our pointer finger pretending it was our light that would never go out. We were going to sing for Jesus forever! Little did we know, without Jesus in our lives, we would have nothing to shine.

                  Then Jesus spoke to them again saying, "I am the light of the world.
                  He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
                                                                                                       __John 8:12

Jesus became the light of the world to make a way for us in the darkness. Without Christ in our lives we are lost, like sheep without a shepherd. We live our lives without hope or promise for the future.

Before I came to Christ, life didn't seem to have any purpose. It seemed like all we did was the same thing over and over every day with no real meaning, and then we eventually died. It all seemed so senseless. Then I heard a pastor speak, and I felt like He was speaking just to me. He said, "You can't know your purpose until you know the One who made you." His words got my attention! He then went on to introduce the audience to Jesus Christ. At that point I knew Jesus as the Son of God, the One we prayed to and sang about in church, but I didn't know we could know Him personally, that He would come and live within us through the Holy Spirit. I accepted Jesus that day as my Personal Savior. I confessed I was a sinner, asked for His forgiveness, and then invited Him into my heart as my Lord and Savior. By faith I was saved and my life has never been the same. I have purpose where I once had confusion, light where I once walked in darkness, and hope for all my tomorrows.

         If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God
         has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes
         unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  
                                                                                                     __Romans 10:9-10