My Little Light

This Little Light of Mine

Reading in Leviticus 24 today(“Command the children of Israel to bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light [of the golden lampstand], to make a lamp burn continually." Leviticus 24:2) and two thoughts came to life.  I went back to my childhood and that little song I will never forget.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, shine, shine
Let it shine!
Then I was reminded of Revelation  chapter one that describes the 7 lampstands and Christ standing in the midst.  The Lampstands are not only representative of the church but of us as well.  We are collectively and individually called to be the light of the world.  We are supposed to let our light shine in a dark world.  There is so much hoplessness and darkness in our world.  Let's be sure are lamps are burning brightly.

Banana In Your Ear?

Reading Oswald Chambers this morning I was reminded of a phrase I remembering hearing as a child..."what's the matter you can't hear me, do you have a banana in your ear?  That's the problem all to often in our relationship with God, we have a banana in our ear.
Chambers said it this way..."God Did not address the call to Isaiah; Isaiah overheard God saying,  "Who will go for us?" The call of God is not for the special few it's for everyone. Whether or not I hear God's call depends upon the state of my ears and what I hear depends upon my disposition." 
Let's be sure we are listening as much as we are talking to God, otherwise we might miss a great opportunity to accomplish a task for His glory.

Timeless Great God

How Great is our God?  To really comprehend His greatness we have to start in the beginning, but that does not apply to God, because He had no beginning.  As A.W. Tozer put it..."Time marks the beginning of created existence, and because God never began to exist it can have no application to Him. "Began" is a time-word, and it can have no personal meaning for the high and lofty One that inhabited eternity."
Thus we would conclude there is no end or beginning of His greatness, because if He had no beginning He can have no end.  Hallelujah we serve a Great, timeless God.

The Law

Reading through Leviticus is overwhelming.  The burden of keeping the law must have been mind boggling.  Then I was reminded of what the Psalmist said in Psalm 19...
"The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward."
Psalms 19:7‭-‬11
The Law wasn't destroyed, Jesus just fulfilled it, thus the law still has great value, don't ignore it, it's sweet as honey.  Keeping them doesn't save, keeping them is just wise.

What Will Last?

Solomon said it well no matter who we are or what we have done we will all die.  And it is unlikely, in time, that anyone will remember anything you have done.  Even if it is written down it may be revised in time.  As CT Studd penned "Only what's done for Christ will last"

"For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!"
Ecclesiastes 2:16

Obstinance

Our Obstinance and God's Grace

God told Moses that because of the people's obstinance He was not going to go with them to the promised land.  Notice Moses response in the following verse.  I wonder how many times in our obstinance and self sufficiency we leave God behind and just blend in with everyone else.  We are supposed to be a peculiar people, distinctly different from the world.

For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?"
Exodus 33:16

Cut To The Heart

Has anything ever "cut you to the heart?"  Seeing a starving child; watching an act.of injustice; the hurt of emotional, physical or mental anguish?  No doubt we all have had one or all of those experiences, but has the gospel cut you to heart so much that your only response is "What shall I do?"    If not, consider the gospel message and I would plead with you repent and come to Christ today. 

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Acts 2:37‭-‬41