Thursday 6/20/12 Hide and Seek 3

Luke 8:22 - One day Jesus said to His disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake."  So they got into a boat and set out.  23 As they sailed, He fell asleep.  A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.  24 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!"  He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.  25 "Where is your faith?"  He asked His disciples.  (NIV)


Luke 8:16 - "No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts is under a bed.  Instead, he puts it on a stand so that those who come in can see the light."  (NIV)

Good Evening, my dear brothers and sisters.  Today again I want to try and tie this kid's game of Hide and Seek to what we sometimes even at our age play, and yes, we still play this game ... Please read the message today and find out what I am talking about.  In the meantime, it is Thursday and the day we pray for churches, schools and families.  As you pray for families, let's do this today, pray for the family who lives on each side of you and across the street from you and behind you.

Luke 8:16 - "No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed.  Instead, he puts it on a stand so that those who come in can see the light."  (NIV)

This scripture tells us that no one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed.  But wait a minute, while that is true, this scripture is talking about Jesus being the light and I think also about our own light, not the one on the lampstand beside our bed, but that light that is in our heart after we are saved.  That light of course is Jesus.  So now that we are saved, what do we do now, are we "hiding", and if we are hiding, are we not hiding the light of the Lord that is now within us?  By now all of you must know that our ministry name is "Carry The Light" and you all know of course who that light is, right?  We do not go out to sing and put a lamp on a stand with a 100 watt bulb in it, the light we are Carrying is the Light of the World, our Lord Jesus.  Now if you are born again and you are saved, then you have the Holy Spirit in you and you should be   working hard to get it to others.  Do not hide Jesus by going into hiding yourself.  Remember you are now Carrying the Light of the World and we are not to hide Him, we are to tell the world about This Light and the Good, good news that comes with This wonderful Light.

Once you come on board with Jesus or ask Him to come on board with you, your hide and seek days should be over.  You are now the one who should be seeking out those hiding from Jesus.  Maybe from this point on we should now call this thing we were doing, instead of Hide and Seek, we should be calling it "seeking the hidden".  What do you think?

Dear Father, help us this day to be family people, to let our Jesus light shine, and help us to work with our churches so that those in the churches are indeed saved.  Hear our prayers, oh Lord.  In Jesus' name, Amen.

Now go forth and share THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD ... Love ya, Pastor Dan.

NO MORE HIDING, LET YOUR JESUS LIGHT SHINE ...