LIFE’S LITTLE REMOTE

The following story is not meant to be a simile, metaphor, analogy, parable, or revelation from on high. It’s simply an observation I made yesterday morning at 7 a.m., sitting on a couch about a pillow’s throw from our lower-level gas fireplace.

The pilot light is always on in the fireplace, a small blue flame that catches my attention in the dark but brings no light or warmth…until I punch a button on the fireplace remote. Then, in a flash, flames jump up to push away the darkness and bring warmth to a room that had been 63 degrees.

Isn’t it like that with the Lord Jesus Christ? Because I accepted Jesus as my Savior and Lord 39 years ago, He lives in me all the time, just like that pilot light. But I need to turn on the remote in my soul (that is, my will) every morning and let Him bring His true light into my life and the warmth of His joy when I love Him and seek Him with all his heart.

How, you might ask, does one keep that flame blazing all through the day? I’ll name three: prayer, Scripture reading, and service in Christ’s name. I’ll bet you could add at least three more in the blink of an eye.

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