Lighthouse
Through dense fog in a raging sea, a lighthouse will provide guidance during the most treacherous and darkest of night. Scattered along coastal waters, these lifesaving landmarks furnish a combination of bright lights and loud fog horns to warn mariners of dangerous shallows and treacherous rocky coasts. For their safety, captains rely on those tall and strategically placed watchtowers to navigate in and out of harbors, especially during storms. Does danger lie ahead? Is it safe to proceed? For centuries, lighthouses have been a long-trusted aid to secure a skipper’s salvation. Giving them a sense of direction, safety, and hope.
Losing Your Way
Do you need the same assurance as you navigate the raging waters of this world? A beacon that will always be there when you cannot find your way? No matter if you are on land or at sea, Jesus is the lighthouse you must navigate to. With Jesus as your lighthouse, you can find a safe harbor through life’s turbulent high and low tides. Sure, the storms in this world can and will be violent. There will be times when darkness surrounds you and gives you doubts that you will ever find your way. Thick fog in your mind will create a panic to where you won’t know which way to turn your rudder. Losing hope when those violent waves get rough in your troubled sea.
Jesus Is Our Guide
However, be rest assured that Jesus will provide you with a sense of direction, safety, and hope. Jesus will keep you on course and help you safely find your way during the darkest of night. He will shine in your darkness and be your peace amidst your rough waters. But where do I look or where do I find this heavenly beacon? Just like the captain of a ship, he looks for the light that is along the shoreline and places his trust in the truth found in those signals that will help guide him to safety. The same is true when we place our trust in Jesus. He is always with us, and we must seek Him for our guide.
My Lighthouse
For He has always been that light along our shoreline since the beginning of time (John 1:1-4). A landmark built with a firm foundation, never to be shaken (Isaiah 28:16). When we place our trust in Him, there will be no more darkness (John 8:12). The raging seas will be calmed by Him (Luke 8:22-25). Yes, He will even help us see through the densest of fog (2 Corinthians 4:18). And to top it off, with Jesus as my lighthouse, all these things will calm my fears, drive away my doubts, and give me the assurance that I will be saved (Psalm 27:1). No storm is too big when you have Jesus guiding your life. Placing your trust in His promise to save you is the solid rock on which your faith will stand. A lighthouse found in Jesus who will guide you to your eternal calm after the storm.
Dear Lord, thank you for always being my lighthouse and quieting my stormy seas (Psalm 107:29). Amen.
John 1:1-4
Isaiah 28:16
John 8:12
Luke 8:22-25
2 Corinthians 4:18
Psalm 27:1
Psalm 107:29
— Phil
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Today’s Scripture
John 1:1-4
The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Isaiah 28:16
A Cornerstone in Zion
16 therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
John 8:12
I Am the Light of the World
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Luke 8:22-25
Jesus Calms a Storm
22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. 24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”
2 Corinthians 4:18
Treasure in Jars of Clay
17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Psalm 27:1
The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
1 Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 107:29
Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
29 He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. 30 Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.