Falling down around us…

It seems that in our day we are just falling apart at the seams in all facets of 
life. The normal has been replaced with the abnormal. Issues and struggles and 
trials and tribulations seem to abound in every component of life. Truth is 
reviled and self glorification is honored. Good is evil and evil is good…every 
man does what is right in his own eyes…we have become complete lovers of 
self…and yet we are unable to truly see how desperately evil is the heart of 
man! 
 
The uncircumcised heart is unable to see the truth of this world and is 
comfortable living in the darkness. Only the heart that has been made new, a 
heart of stone replaced with a heart of flesh - a new creation, becomes aware of 
the darkness that pervades our world. And this new creation (lead by the Holy 
Spirit) begins to understand that all the answers to the issues of this life - 
the struggles, trials, tribulations, evil, overcoming the darkness - are found, 
not in man's wisdom, but in the relationship with the Giver of Life. And because 
of this relationship we have become His Light - a city set on a hill to shine a 
light from out of the darkness. 
 
As believers in Christ, the new creations that we have become, we must stand 
firm (through the power of the Holy Spirit that is in us) against the mounting 
darkness of this world and understand that ONLY the Light of Christ working in 
people's hearts will make a difference - and we are called to boldly, 
unashamedly and unreservedly shine His Light in this world of darkness. 
 
May we let His amazing Light shine through us before all people…as we abound in 
His grace and truth.