A thought by Larry Osborne (2015-04-01) from his
book, Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture (Kindle Location 925).
David C. Cook. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
There is the story of Sam Young when
he was President of Eastern Nazarene College and of a confused young man who
came to see him and who asked Dr. Young an important question. He asked, “How do I know what is God’s will
for my life?” Dr. Young then asked him, “Did
you ever know?” And the young man said,
“Yes.” And then Dr. Young asked, “Did
you do it?” And he said, “No.” “When we obey the light we have, God shows
up.”
Larry goes on to say, “And every time
he does, our hope grows stronger. We begin to experience biblical hope— the
deep-seated optimism and confidence that comes from knowing that God can be
trusted even when we have no idea what he’s up to.”
He then says, “We don’t have to worry
about what we don’t know. Because when we obey the light we have, God will not
only show up, but he’ll also give us more light. It’s what I call the dimmer-switch principle: when we obey
the light we have, God gives us more; when we ignore the light we have, he gives
us less.”
Proverbs 4: 18 & 19 (MSG) says, “The
ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter
they shine. But the road of wrongdoing
gets darker and darker—travelers can’t see a thing; they fall flat on their
faces.”
As Psalms 119: 105 (MSG) says, “By
your words I can see where I’m going; they throw a beam of light on my dark
path.”
There it is, “When we obey the light
we have God shows up. And every time he
does our hope grows stronger.”
So are you obeying or ignoring the light you have?
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