KEEP THE SHORE LIGHTS ON AND FIRE BURNING
"Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning"- Luke 12:35
Several years ago, while delivering a sermon, Evangelist Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) told a story of a ship nearing the harbour on a dark stormy night. The pilot knew that he could only find the harbour channel by keeping two lower shore lights in line with the main beacon. "Are you sure this is the harbour?" asked the captain. "Quite sure, Sir," replied the pilot. "Where are the lower lights?" he asked. "Gone out, Sir!" was the reply. The pilot turned the wheel, but in the darkness, he missed the channel. He tried again to make for the harbour, but the boat crashed on the rocks and many lives were lost that night. Why? Simply because the lower lights of the boat had gone out. Evangelist D.L. Moody's closing words were, "Brethren, the Master will take care of the great lighthouse; let us keep the lower lights burning."
Beloved, as your boat and mine approaches the harbour of eternity, the heart beat of Heaven is that we should keep our shore lights on and fire burning. Whenever the lights goes off, the risk of crashing the boat before reaching the harbour is very high. Therefore, the salient question we must ask ourselves is whether we really desire to reach the harbour/shore of Heaven safe and sound. If our answer is "Yes" , then we need to make the lyrics of the hymn below our prayer focus this week. This wonderful hymn was composed in 1871 by Philip P. Bliss.
LET THE LOWER LIGHT BE BURNING
Brightly beams our Father’s mercy
From His lighthouse ever more,
But to us He give the keeping
Of the lights along the shore.
Chorus:
Let the lower lights be burning!
Send a gleam across the wave!
Some poor fainting, struggling seaman
You may rescue, you may save.
Dark the night of sin has settled,
Loud and angry billows roar;
Eager eyes are watching, longing,
For the lights along the shore.
Trim your feeble lamp, my brother;
Some poor seaman tempest-tossed,
Trying now to make the harbor,
In the darkness MAY BE LOST.
May the dark night of sin not put out our shore lights. May we receive grace to trim our lamps/lights daily and remain in top condition as we approach the harbour. May God use us mightly to rescue all drowning men in the sea of life. And may we not miss the Harbour of Heaven after being used to rescue others in sea of life.
"..I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me! I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself". - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (Message)
Good morning and do have a blessed week in Jesus name. (Amen).
Maranatha!
Bro Okanlawon Taiwo
For more articles please visit - http://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com
Follow on Twitter: @tammytaiwo
Follow on instagram: @lawontaiwo
"Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning"- Luke 12:35
Several years ago, while delivering a sermon, Evangelist Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) told a story of a ship nearing the harbour on a dark stormy night. The pilot knew that he could only find the harbour channel by keeping two lower shore lights in line with the main beacon. "Are you sure this is the harbour?" asked the captain. "Quite sure, Sir," replied the pilot. "Where are the lower lights?" he asked. "Gone out, Sir!" was the reply. The pilot turned the wheel, but in the darkness, he missed the channel. He tried again to make for the harbour, but the boat crashed on the rocks and many lives were lost that night. Why? Simply because the lower lights of the boat had gone out. Evangelist D.L. Moody's closing words were, "Brethren, the Master will take care of the great lighthouse; let us keep the lower lights burning."
Beloved, as your boat and mine approaches the harbour of eternity, the heart beat of Heaven is that we should keep our shore lights on and fire burning. Whenever the lights goes off, the risk of crashing the boat before reaching the harbour is very high. Therefore, the salient question we must ask ourselves is whether we really desire to reach the harbour/shore of Heaven safe and sound. If our answer is "Yes" , then we need to make the lyrics of the hymn below our prayer focus this week. This wonderful hymn was composed in 1871 by Philip P. Bliss.
LET THE LOWER LIGHT BE BURNING
Brightly beams our Father’s mercy
From His lighthouse ever more,
But to us He give the keeping
Of the lights along the shore.
Chorus:
Let the lower lights be burning!
Send a gleam across the wave!
Some poor fainting, struggling seaman
You may rescue, you may save.
Dark the night of sin has settled,
Loud and angry billows roar;
Eager eyes are watching, longing,
For the lights along the shore.
Trim your feeble lamp, my brother;
Some poor seaman tempest-tossed,
Trying now to make the harbor,
In the darkness MAY BE LOST.
May the dark night of sin not put out our shore lights. May we receive grace to trim our lamps/lights daily and remain in top condition as we approach the harbour. May God use us mightly to rescue all drowning men in the sea of life. And may we not miss the Harbour of Heaven after being used to rescue others in sea of life.
"..I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me! I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself". - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (Message)
Good morning and do have a blessed week in Jesus name. (Amen).
Maranatha!
Bro Okanlawon Taiwo
For more articles please visit - http://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com
Follow on Twitter: @tammytaiwo
Follow on instagram: @lawontaiwo
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