Good evening, what a day it has been! First I would like to congratulate the Houston Texans and the New Orleans Saints on big wins today!
In prayer this evening I first felt the need to thank our Father in heaven for the wonderful message for today, coming into the light and never looking back, leaving darkness behind and holding fast to our faith and His promise for eternal life! I also continue to pray for each of us asking God to reveal to us ways to calm the strife in our lives, to comfort the aches and pains and to give peace in the knowledge that He has a plan for us, a wonderful plan if only we take His hand and allow Him to lead us! I asked God to show us where we are lacking and give us guidance and direction so that we are ready when he sends for us. God is the only way and the only way to God is through our savior Jesus Christ. Lord bless us and allow us relief from our worries this night. In the name of our brother, our savior, and our redeemer. Jesus Christ. Amen.
“Light” Scripture
(The New King James Version)
Then Jesus spoke to them again saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12
“I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me, should not abide in darkness.” John 12:46
SANDCASTLES
You’ve watched it, too. I know I’m not the first or only person who has seen it. But there is a lesson in it that we both may have overlooked.
There are some children on a beach. They’re playing and giggling, building sand castles all the while. They seem so intent on the project.
You get amused at how meticulous and careful they are with crumbly corners and towers. The looks on their faces as they screw their mouths around and stick out their tongues make you smile. Their resolute concentration on the task is priceless.
Then a big wave begins building and starts toward shore. But the kids don’t panic. Instead, they do the strangest thing. They jump to their feet, scream with delight, and watch the torrent of water wash away their creations. There is no panic. No sadness. No bitterness. Even children know the inevitable end of sand castles. They are neither surprised nor angry about what has happened.
You and I should be so wise. The stuff of this world is about as lasting and durable as children’s sand castles on the beach. Yet we grownups can get so caught up in it, defensive of it, and depressed over the loss of it.
God didn’t create you to be famous, get rich, live in the biggest house, or drive the fanciest car. He created you for His glory. He put you in the world to love people and do holy things. Your destiny is not bound up in physical things, but spiritual. So living to be a hundred is far less important than living well, even if for a short time. Beautifying your body is far less urgent than purifying your soul.
Children know that their sand castles are brief joys destined to disappear with an incoming tide. So they don’t fret as the waves approach. They watch their creations get swept away without shedding tears. Again, we should be so wise.
Everything about this life is fleeting and perishable. The incoming wave of human mortality is going to sweep it all away. Like sand castles, nothing done for the sake of this world can last. Only what we do for eternity will survive.
What would the loss of your job or business do to you? What if your house were lost to fire or storm? What if a strange pain sent you to your physician and led to the discovery that you have only a few weeks to live? These things really do happen to people, you know. We are all as vulnerable as sand castles.
Life is God’s gift. Revel in every good thing. But as you enjoy your creations in the sand, just remember not to get overly attached to them. ~ author unknown ~
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