I
love this image. It is the image we use on Facebook to signify the Sunday Night
Service. I love the light of the cross against a dark background. It reminds me
of Psalm 134:1,
Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who stand by night
in the house of the Lord!
This
morning when I prayed through Ken Boa’s book, Face to Face, I came across his statement of closing prayer based
on Colossians 1:12-14,
Father, You have
qualified me to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. For You have
rescued me from the dominion of darkness and brought me into the kingdom of
Your beloved Son, in whom I have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
The
image of the cross reminds me of what Jesus has done. We have been rescued out
of the darkness into the light. We were captives and we have been set free. Thank You Jesus for Your life-giving work.
How
do we live as a thankful people in regard to this? Once again, the image helps
me.
The
image reminds me to pray for victims along the Berlin Turnpike and other places
around the world, who are being sexually trafficked against their will. I can
think of no darker, more hopeless world. I can’t even begin to imagine what
these young women and men suffer through.
How
can we be the light of Christ in this dark world? How is God calling us to do
our part in setting the captives free? How can we be that
rescued-from-darkness, thankful people who pray for the others that God wants
to rescue as well? Are we willing to be light in this darkness and be broken by
the things that surely break God’s heart?
I
believe that God has called us to a time just like this. We are called to be
light in this world. I know He wants to continue the work He did in us and set
other captives free so that they can join us and bless the Lord as they stand by night in the house
of the Lord.
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