It's So Beeeeautiful

Have you ever sat outside near one of those bug zappers on a warm summer night? The warm air is teeming with bugs. The light from the bug zapper attracts the bugs but it isn't the light that kills them. No, the transformer that is hooked to the wire grids is what kills the bugs upon contact.

It's funny how cartoons portray the trance these bugs get in when they "see the light" and can't take their eyes off it!

Check this out before you read any more: http://youtu.be/TTUQyEr-sg0

 I thought of this video clip this morning as I was reading John 1:4: "In him was life, and that life was the light of men."

Are we not the same way bugs are when we see someone with the light of Christ in them? It's like their life draws us in (actually it's the genuine love of Christ working inside them that draws us in). It's like we have been refreshed spiritually by being around them.

And then there's life...the "wire mesh" hooked up to that transformer (our enemy) that has the purpose of killing, stealing and destroying (John 10:10) us.  We have to maneuver through the wire mesh on our way to the permanent light when we get to see Jesus face to face!

But think about YOUR light; the light that shines within you. Some bright and bold, some with "low wattage", some barely flickering and some completely snuffed out.

Our lights shine brightest when we are closely connected to the power source (God). There's those retreats where we get a power surge and shine brighter than ever but the longer we stay away and don't tap back in to the power source, the less likely our light shines brightly.  And that's a fact Jack!

People can spot a bright light a mile away and that's when you know someone's been close to Jesus, by the "light" you radiate from your daily life...and people, like bugs, are drawn to it!

So maybe it's time to sit and stare at The Light.  Maybe it's time to get in His Word.  Maybe it's time for a fresh encounter with God so our light can be recharged.  Then, He will set us on a lamp-stand so He can use us to attract others to His marvelous light!

"Shine your light, and let the whole world see, the glory of the newborn King"