I am amazed by the number of applications one can have on one’s cell (smart) phone. The camera can be linked to applications that allow you to identify trees and plants, bar codes on packages and even identify an airplane passing overhead. The one application that I use frequently is the flashlight. The light is produced by a small light emitting diode (labeled as a LED). It also serves as the flash for the camera when needed. The light is very bright. I have a cover on the back case of the phone, which covers the camera lenses and the light. Several times unknowingly, I have touched the icon and turned on the light and wondered why my battery usage rate is so high after 4 to 5 hours. With the light covered, it is hard to notice its illumination. I have discovered this at the most inopportune times.
A covered or hidden light is a waste of energy and serves no useful purpose other than to baffle the user why there is so little battery left. When the light is not covered, where we are looking is illuminated. The dark area is no longer dark. A lighted room raises spirits and eases worries or troublesome thoughts. A light on the front porch is a welcome to the weary traveler.
Jesus said, “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy (generous), your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy (stingy), your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.” (Luke 11: 33-36)
I must be a welcoming light rather than a hidden light that is wasting energy on my own self-importance. I need and must seek God. Daniel said that our God is a God of light that illuminates the dark places. (Daniel 2:22)
BE A LIGHT IN THIS DARK WORLD
