I went into the kitchen to get something to drink and as I
turned the light on, a bulb blew out. I
climbed on the counter, unscrewed the light from the fixture and looked closely
at the bulb. It was dark at the bottom
and had a loose wire causing it to make a clanking noise when you shook
it.
As I was looking for another bulb to replace it with, it hit
me. This bulb is useless. It’s served its purpose of providing light in
the kitchen and as of right now this bulb has no purpose.
As I held that cold bulb in my hand and looked more closely
at the effects providing light had on it,
immediately my mind went to the scripture in Matthew 5:14 that reads “You
are the light of the world.” If you stop and think about it, being a “light” can
be a very tiring, demanding job; but rewarding at the same time.
A bulb puts off heat and uses energy from another source for
it to work. Just like the bulb, we use
energy to perform and in order for us to “work” properly we must get our power
to operate from another Source. Unlike
the bulb, if we use the Source correctly, we can re-new our strength daily and
by renewing our strength daily with God we’ll never burn out.
My daily prayer and Bible reading are required if I’m going
to be an effective light to the people I work with, the citizens of the city in
which I live, and the daily random person that I meet while I’m out and
about. There has got to be something
that says, “There’s something about that guy that glows” when I walk into a
room. I don’t want to be gloomy and
drabby and have this scowl on my face that causes everyone around me to feel
sad, gloomy and depressed; which is how a blown bulb causes the room to appear….dark
and depressing.
So, you ready to renew your strength and allow God to use
you? Psalms 51:10 says, “Create in me a
clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me”. Isaiah 40:21 says, “But
they that wait(serve) upon the Lord shall renew their strength…”. Let God renew you today and allow His Spirit
to shine in you like a newly placed light bulb…one that burns BRIGHTER AND
STRONGER.
You Ready??!!
Just my thoughts on a page…
• Renewing our strength through God is so important.
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