A Guiding Light.

There is a storm at sea. Eager eyes from the shore watch the incoming of the lifeboat, full of rescued sailors. A sailor stands in the surf, the wild waves washing round his knees. In his right hand he holds aloft a lantern with a strong light coming from it and shining over the deep. The light is in front of him, hiding him, but revealing the danger on the sea and the path of safety to the shore. The man was hidden, and the light was seen! What a lesson for us! We are bound to exalt Christ, the Light of the world; let His light shine over the great deep of human sin, to guide poor wanderers home. Let His message ring out over all the world, “Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heaven-laden, and I will give you rest.” Like the great Apostle may we be able to say, “We preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord.” Then the light that shines shall glorify our hearts, and give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.