Lamp Archives - Kristin Saatzer

This Little Light of Mine

October 1, 2015 By Kristin Saatzer 4 Comments

“A single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”

Ann Frank

Imagine throngs of people standing in an eerily moonless night, surrounded by every form of Evil. The sound of striking matches quickens as the smell of sulphur wafts through the air.

One by one, candles flicker as the light grows brighter and brighter. Together, the candles resemble an exquisite flame: expansive and powerful.

And Evil flees in fear.

God has much to say in His Word about His children and Light. Here is a sampling:

~Believers are Sons and Daughters of Light:

“While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from them. ~John 12:36 NET Bible

~For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! ~Ephesians 5:8 New Living Translation

~You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. ~ 1 Thes. 5:5 New International Version

~Disciples are Light Bearers:

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. ~Math. 5:16 New International Version

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. ~Proverbs 4:18 ~King James Bible

~The Church is a Collective Light:

~14“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. ~Math. 5:14, 15 New American Standard Bible

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world. ~Phil. 2;15 Holman Christian Standard Bible

How amazing that we, His church, are Children of the Light? We are His Light Bearers and City on a Hill. Individually and collectively as we shine for Him, Evil flees.

So shine for Him precious Light Bearer. AND may we shine together as one mighty flame on a moonless night and rejoice as Evil flees.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

~Edmund Burke

Words of Godlight

September 11, 2015 By Kristin Saatzer 4 Comments

Waking up with pain in my side, I pulled the covers down to investigate; my Bible lay bunched up against my ribs.

Bad news had come the night before as I readied for bed. The tears fell until they couldn’t. As night closed in, so did fingers of darkness around my heart as I grieved. Desperate for comfort and sleep, I brought my beloved Bible into bed with me. Holding it in my arms, I fell asleep as the sun rose through my window.

Psalm 119 was the passage I read that night. It is a passage I often go to. “The Word of God” is the theme of this, the longest Psalm. In it, King David continually tells us how God’s Word is our guide. God’s Word gives us direction and light in our darkness.

To me, the premier verse of this Psalm is 105:

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Firstly, I love the metaphor of The Word of God being a lamp, shining on my feet as I look down. This lamp shows me the way and gives me directed light to my otherwise stumbling steps. Turning this lamp on in the middle of my darkest nights, brings hope and comfort.

Secondly, The Bible is a beam shining on the road ahead. The upcoming path looks scary in the dark, but His light gives me the courage to begin – assuring me The Light of The Lord will be with me, illuminating the way.

What indescribable strength this verse provides me. I stand amazed by the countless times scripture has been my guide- my lamp, my light.

And you? Have words of Godlight been your comfort and guide? How about your current situation? Do you need to open His Word for help and hope in your darkness? Psalm 119 is a great place to start.

As the sun rose on the morning after my world shook, I held my bible close. The precious words of my Savior beamed as a lamp of hope to my hurting heart. God’s Words lit up the frightening path ahead and made me brave as I faced the new day and difficult days ahead.

Looking back, there is no way I could have walked my painful path (and oh so many others) without the Word of God as my light.

My GODLIGHT.

We live as those on a journey home: a home we know will have the light on and the door open and our Father waiting for us when we arrive… ~Unknown

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Turn on the Light

August 28, 2015 By Kristin Saatzer 4 Comments

For You are my lamp, O Lord: The Lord shall enlighten my darkness.

2 Samuel 22:29

The local, national and global headlines suffocated me with darkness this morning. Gloom took me down, and could not be shaken.

The stories of crimes against children and terrorism played on repeat. Discouragement and hopelessness continued as I readied for my day.

Desperately needing a lift, I switched on the lamp in my “prayer corner”. Turning on the light of God’s word, I opened my Bible – seeking hope for my gloomy soul; the one-of-a-kind hope which only comes from Him.

Meditating on scriptures about light, lifted me.

I suspect you too have moments of discouragement and grief when encountering the darkness in our world. May the following scriptures move you as the did me.

Isaiah 9:2a- The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light…
Psalm 27:1- The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 43:3a- Oh send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me…
Isaiah 69:20b- …For the Lord will be your everlasting light, And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
Matthew 5:14- You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:16- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your God in Heaven.
Proverbs 5:18- But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines even brighter unto the perfect day.
John 12:36- While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.
1 Peter 2:9b- …He called you out of darkness into His wonderful light!

Amen!

In these modern days, darkness and evil seem to lurk behind every corner. We must encourage one another, be lights in a corrupt world and turn on the light and hope of God’s word.

In the upcoming weeks on the blog, I will be focusing on the theme of LIGHT. I need the truth that God is light and in Him, no darkness (see 1 John 1:5) to penetrate my soul. Maybe you do too. Let’s turn on His light together my friend.