The Need for Light

In every situation there is a lesson to be learned. The truth of this hit me like a hammer this morning as I prepared for church. A few days ago I told you about the unfortunate situation in which a gentleman found himself. I remember telling you that I giggled uncontrollably. Interestingly, I wasn't giggling this morning. Can you guess why? Of course you can! The laugh was on me!

I'll tell you what happened. I was all dressed for church when I decided that I needed a little listerine to make sure that my mouth was smelling extra fresh for the day at church. However, mine was finished. I asked my mom to let me have some of hers. We share the same house. She tossed me her key and I hastened to her room. By this time everyone was in the car waiting for me because we were already late.

Well my dear friends, I was in her room with a hop, skip and a bounce. In my haste I didn't bother to turn on the light even though with all the windows tightly locked the room was dark. I just bounded to her dressing table and picked up the bottle of listerine and poured some into my mouth so I could proceed with my gargling. To my consternation the strong scent of dettol assailed me. I had poured DETTOL into my mouth.

I hastened outside to spew it out. I was nauseated and gagged helplessly. Everyone hurried out of the car and tried to determine the cause of my discomfiture and to assist. When I could eventually speak my daughter began giggling uncontrollably. It was so funny now that she phoned my sister to ensure that she had a good laugh too. Needless to say I was not myself for the entire morning. You may be laughing now because I am quite okay and none the worse for the experience. What is the lesson here though?

Mankind needs light. When we walk in darkness we stumble and sometimes fall. Jesus declares 'I am the light of the world'. If I had taken the time to turn on the light I would have seen that the bottle contained Dettol. We cannot safely traverse this earth without the light of Jesus to guide our steps. The word of God, the Bible, is designed to flood our lives with heavenly rays of light. We need to take the time to open its pages and allow the rays of God's light to permeate our very being.

Turn on the light. It is your guarantee of spiritual safety. It will prevent you from imbibing poisonous doctrines. Be blessed and stay blessed. Love you all.