A light bulb sitting in its
package has a lot of potential but isn’t accomplishing much. It may want to be bright and shine a lot of
light but of course it can’t make itself do that, it has to be plugged into
its power source to be of any use to its owner.
John 15:5 - Apart from Me, you can do nothing
Things to think about:
· Light bulbs
don’t try hard to shine. They use the
power given them to do their job.
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Ephesians 3:16 - I pray that out of His
glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit
in your inner being
· Jesus said He is the power source and apart from Him we can do nothing.
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Light bulbs that refuse to be plugged in become broken and thrown
in the trash (see John 15:6)
· You were
designed for a specific purpose, to bring light into darkness, and so glorify
God.
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When brought together with many other light bulbs, the brightness
can make day out of night. Think of the flood of light at a nighttime football
game.
· Light bulbs
come in different sizes, shapes, and wattages.
Some are fancy and for indoor use, some are more rugged and are for
outdoor purposes. Each was designed for
a specific use, no bulb is better or worse than another, just different
according to its purpose.
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1 Cor. 12:4-6 – “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same
Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but
the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them
and in everyone it is the same God at work.”
· Light bulbs must
be properly installed into a lamp, and that lamp must be plugged into a power
source.
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We too must be installed into a community of believers who are
plugged into the same source of Power
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A light bulb is very fragile and left on its own it is likely to
be shattered and of no use
· Lights are
placed in plain sight. They don’t hide. You
were designed for a specific purpose, to bring light into darkness, and so
glorify God.
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John 5:16 - Let your light so shine before men that they may see
your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven
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When brought together with many other light bulbs, the brightness
can make day out of night. Think of the flood of light at a nighttime football
game.
· Our enemy is called the Prince of Darkness. His dominion is one of darkness. Jesus said He is the light of the world.
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Ephesians 5:14-16 – “For you were once darkness, but now you
are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for
the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and
truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with
the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is
shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything
exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated
becomes a light.”
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