Coming Out Of Hiding!

Chapter 18 Coming Out Of Hiding! (Luke 8:16-18) Upon it being known that I was saved and attending the local church in my hometown, the response from my peers was that is fine if it works for you, just keep it to yourself. That is our culture, everything is accepted as long as you don't push it on someone else. People have things that they are ashamed of, that they hope remain in the dark, not exposed, hidden, so they can pretend that they are okay. The majority of those in our culture are not looking for help, they want to be left alone, lost in their own sin. So when we are bold in our faith it is offensive to them. Most people hate confrontation, so many Christians stay quite, and allow other people to dictate the atmosphere around them. People will not ask us to turn the light on, they are scared of what will be seen when things are brought to the light. We must choose to turn on the light ourselves. What that means is we fear God not man. We allow Him to lead us not others. We are in the light when we are obedient to His voice. We don't allow our fear of confrontation to dictate the words and actions we offer. Our light will burn as bright as our ability to listen and follow the Lord's guidance. We therefore must learn to never lean on our own understanding but to acknowledge Him in all of our ways, so He may direct our path. His path is the light as long as we are on it He is seen, and what is in the dark comes to the light. So many around us seem to be be bound to their past. Not delivered, burdened down, angry, yet unwilling to to receive help. They seem so hard to reach, that is in our own power. When we are in the light people just seem to open up, they suddenly become transparent, and opportunity to now share the Truth and expose the lies becomes possible. So let us be in the light until the whole world is free of darkness and the Glory of the Lord has filled the earth.