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Daily Wisdom
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It is difficult to read these words in Mark 5:14, without a sense of awe and concern. We are awed by the responsibility that this places on us and concerned because we fail to live up to it. How can I be a light in the world when I am so dim? It is embarrassing to even think that I might be considered a spiritual light.
We are more likely to point to our weaknesses than to our righteousness. Light, however, is a relative thing. I recall doing some spelunking (cave exploring) in Tennessee. We were in the Higgenbotham cave and were about a mile from the entrance. We had carbide lamps that cast a very bright light, but we had been in the cave a long time and were somewhat concerned that we might run short of carbide. As we laid back on the sand of an old underground riverbed, we turned off our lamps and were plunged into total darkness.
After a few minutes I was shocked to see a circle of light on the cave roof about five feet above me. It was dim but it was a light. As we watched it we were able to discount some form of florescent plant or animal light even though the light moved slightly from time to time. Then I discovered what it was. I was wearing a watch with a luminous dial -- that tiny green light, that you can scarcely see when looking at directly at it, was shining a visible circle on the top of the cave five feet away. In total darkness a little light goes a long way.
Open the newspaper and read of all the evil that surrounds us. In such darkness, our meager light can make an impact. If we speak the truth, help our neighbors, consider the feelings of others, work hard, show concern for the sick, worship God, and study to show ourselves approved of God, we will be a light in a very dark world. Of course, we can always do better, but must never give up on being lights.
