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Hope and Light for Eternity by Dennis McCleod
In the words of Dylan Thomas to his dying father, "Fight against the darkness, don’t give in." There was a time the Light of the World shone brightly. He taught, He debated, and always came out on top, for no darkness can ever quell the light the Lord brings to the lives of people. [John 1:5]
Darkness is only the absence of light. But the Light of Jesus is never absent; He is there at all times and in all places. It is said a person’s heart is full of darkness, [Jeremiah 17:9] which in truth, looking at history, is only because they don’t have Jesus to bring light into their soul. But He is still there, calling, knocking at the door, waiting for His knock to be answered. [Revelation 3:20]
We have the choice to either pull the curtain back to see who is at the door or to open it. Then we can invite Him in or close the door; if we send Him away, it may be our last chance, for we don’t know what tomorrow may bring. [James 4:14] If we accept His hand that reaches out to us, with the words come to me. All who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [Matthew 11:28]
The things that befall us the next day may seem overwhelming, but with Jesus in our lives, we can overcome all things. [Philippines 4:11-13] Maybe for a time we feel all has left us, but deep down there is a light, a love that lifts the soul so we can see a future, not just now but into the far-off promise. [John 14:3]
As the years pass, the things of life build up to become a wall that seems to block our path. We look left and right, and there is no end to the wall in any direction. We look up, and it is too high to climb. There is no way forward; we are without hope, but then we look and see that Jesus has broken down the wall of partition [Ephesians 2:14] therefore, He can break down any wall that separates us from the truth of the Word that can light up our path [Psalm 119:105] when we call upon His name. [Romans 10:13]
Throughout history, there has always been a person raised up by God to speak about the light. People like Paul, once a hater of the Followers of the Way, who suffered and died for the truth of the Word and what Jesus stood and died for. [Romans 8:12-17]
There were the Church fathers in the early years of Ireland who lived the lives of hermits, so they could get closer to the Lord. John Hus of Bohemia spoke to the crowds about faith by confession and not by works [Ephesians 2:8] he was a light to the word of God, illuminating it into the lives of the people.
The authorities tried to silence the message of hope that He spoke from the scriptures by burning him at the stake. This act of terror against the truth did not silence it but set it ablaze for following generations, proving that the darkness can never blot out the true light.
Then came Luther, a man for the times, and the authorities also tried to extinguish this flame, teachings burnt, people killed, but a fire of the Lord can never be doused out once lit. Others followed, Tyndale, who was murdered, and Knox was put to work as a galley slave.
The Wesley brothers, who, they say, prevented a bloodbath during the English Revolution. In the early part of the 20th century, there came the Welsh revival, which emptied prisons, put police out of work, and hospitals had far fewer patients than normal. Billy Graham filled stadiums worldwide with the message of light and hope, and the list goes on with people bringing light to the lives of thousands.
Now, Gen Z, the generation of computer games and TV screens, people said, were lost. But not so, there are revivals taking place in many parts of the world. Assisting in this came a man called Charlie Kirk, who spoke and brought hope and light to thousands, a man who stood firm on the Word of God. The darkness may be thinking it has removed the flame in Utah, but as I said, the darkness can never douse the light of the Lord.
Charlie Kirk
The light of Charlie Kirk did not start with him, nor will it end with his death. Has anyone ever tried to put out an oil fire with water? If you have, then you know how useless it is, so to try to extinguish God’s light from spreading by removing one person is an impossibility. In fact, it can have the opposite effect, as has been proven many times down through history. They killed Jesus, thinking that was the end. [John 11:50] However, on the third day, [Luke 24:2-9] a ripple started to flow around the world, which continues to this day, and the death of all martyrs has kept that ripple going near and far.
We come and we go, [Job 14:10] but the truth of the Word continues forever, [Isaiah 40:8] and no evil act can ever bring it to an end. The truth started before time began and will be here for eternity. [Matthew 24:35] For this, we can be forever grateful knowing this life may end, but eternity has been won for us through Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb, the Light of the world, that no darkness can ever remove because the Lord has won the battle against the darkness that once kept us in bondage. [John 8:36]
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