Light & Dark

It's been a long and full #communitySaturday and I offer my apologies, but life planned a full day and time ran away.

That said, social media brought to the forefront, the reminder given to us in the book of John.

Verse 5 of chapter 1, describes the relationship between light and darkness.3

The light shines, which is its' job, as you well know.
The darkness however, struggles. Not to be changed, challenged, illuminated or impacted.

The darkness can't comprehend. It doesn't understand. 
It's been said that knowledge is power, but in reality, it's applied knowledge that is power. Furthermore, it's applied knowledge that leads to wisdom.

But one has to get there.

And while the people of God may be the light of the world, all too often we try to do more than what God has asked and called us to be.

A shining light.

If we aren't shining, anything else we do and whatever the reasons for doing so, really don't matter much. We may think they do, but ultimately, it's secondary and this, perhaps not the best or most effective thing we can do for the kingdom.

So, on this #communitySaturday, pray that we would indeed be the light of the world. Pray that we would be effective in our efforts to shine. May we not get wrapped up in other agendas or causes hoping our shining will influence or affect some other result. Pray that we would allow the Holy Spirit to do its' job as we live faithfully to that which we've been called. May life not overwhelm, distract and disrupt us to the point that our light flutters or worse, fails, in directing people to the person of Jesus Christ.

For the glory of God
For the advancement of the kingdom of heaven.

- PNC

**editor note: apologies for the map. Can't get rid of it from my phone, as I'm typing this.

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