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| What is the purpose of a lighthouse? |
It is a tower with a bright light at the top, located at an important or dangerous place regarding navigation (travel over water). The two main purposes of a lighthouse are to serve as a navigational aid and to warn boats of dangerous areas. It is like a traffic sign on the sea.
Does it mention lighthouses in the Bible?
No, the Bible does not mention them specifically. However, the following scripture can be associated with we are ourselves as being comparable to a lighthouse.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Mathew 5:16.
Jesus had been on a mountain, when his disciples had came to him. He began to preach or teach them, the Sermons on the Mount, that we know as the "Beatitudes." (Mathew 5:1-11)
These beatitudes were blessings or benefits that His followers would inherit for following His teachings.
Being a follower of Christ, was and is today, not an easy task. As we know, Christians are persecuted all over the world for their faith. Even right here in America. In our own backyards.
Still we are called, 'the salt and light of the world.' And a 'city set upon a hill.' (verses 13-14)
A beacon for all to ignore. No. We are here to shine like the powerful lights on a lighthouse for all to see Jesus in us and want to glorify him too. For His power is greater then all the light in the world!
Because the world out there is a dangerous one for those that don't know Christ as their Savior.
But here is the answer. "For whomever calls on the name of the Lord, shall be saved. (verse 13) However....
"How can they call on Him that they have not believed? And how shall they believe in someone they have not heard? And how can they believe without a preacher?" (verse 14)
We all need to be a beacon, a lighthouse for the world to see that there is good news. Christ. And no matter what anyone may try to tell you, of other ways to get into God's Kingdom, and you can get there through any other god, Christ says, I am the way, the truth and the life No one comes to the Father, but through me." John 14:6.
How then, can others know or hear if no one tells them?
It is our job assignment for this dark and dismal world. to be that lighthouse and that preacher to them that do not know the Light. (John 8:12) Jesus. Greater then any light we can ever imagine.
We can be persecuted for it. Reviled, spit on. Maybe even killed for our faith. (Jesus was our example of that)
But in the end, remember those blessings Jesus gives to those that are faithful to Him. The poor i spirit=the Kingdom of Heaven, meekness=the heritance of earth, , righteousness=no hunger or thirst, mercy=mercy, a pure heart=seeing God, making peace=being called a child of God, and persecution=The Kingdom of Heaven.
Prayer: Dear God, as the United States moves on to the day Joe Bidden takes over the presidency, and the persecutions of our faith continues under attack, we bless you and and your holy name, so that we do not forget all of your benefits. (Psalm 102:1-2)
Thanks for coming by today, Friends. May your day go forth in His blessings!
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