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Lighthouses are now a popular decorating theme for living rooms, calendars, cards, screen savers, towels and more. Many images are infused with shimmering light to symbolize Christian faith and hope.
Yet the purpose of a lighthouse isn’t to look pretty against a sunny sky — although it does — but to illumine a ship’s way beneath heavy, dark clouds or a moonless night. Indeed, the lighthouse itself doesn’t even light up until its surroundings grow dark!
Surely Jesus loves to share our joys, and we praise his glory during life’s bright times. But God’s primary purpose for coming to live among us was to save us from the storm of sin; to illumine our path through the darkness of death, in all its forms; to be the light guiding all people safely home. Jesus’ light shines for us day and night, rain or shine, to bless us with faith and hope.