Search Light or Beacon?

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:6

The difference between a search light and a beacon is significant. A search light penetrates the darkness and is, just as its name implies searching for something in the darkness. A beacon enables others to see an exact location even though all around it is dark.

Many people believe that the Word of God is a beacon. They believe the Bible marks the standard for truth and by looking at the Word of God you can know the exact location of God in relation to this world. But the purpose of a beacon light is to keep you from hitting it with your boat or plane. Beacon lights usually mark an area to avoid, whether it be the edge of the runway or the shallow rocky waters near the shore.

The light of God is a search light. God’s light penetrates your heart and blinds your eyes to the world around you. The light of God doesn’t show you the way. The light of God is the way.

The man who lives and walks by the light of this world is blind to the light of God. And the man who lives and walks by the light of God is blind to this world.

The search light of God’s Word is scanning the earth today looking for those who will turn their hearts and open their eyes to stare directly into His light! When you do you will be permanently changed. Like looking straight into the sun you will be blinded to everything else. Like a blind man needs a cane to navigate you will need the Cross of Jesus Christ to safely walk this world! It is only when you are blind to this world that you begin to truly see!