The Light of the World

You probably want to ask, “Why me? How can I help? What can any individual like me possibly do to affect the progress of God’s world?” These are very legitimate questions, and there is one simple answer. Just be yourself. God is not looking for a superstar. God needs people who will demonstrate the Kingdom by living successful, happy and progressive lives. Your job is just to do the things that you usually do and trust God to work through your life to protect you, empower you and enable you to experience the kind of victory that demonstrates to the world that God's marvelous creation can actually work. God is willing to actually live within you in the form of the Holy Spirit and give you supernatural support.

God is not calling you to be a missionary or a preacher or to join the Peace Core. God is not even concerned that you be a philanthropist and give money to build churches or hospitals or feed the poor, unless of course your giving reflects who you really are and a cause in which you believe. One cannot buy God's support. It is not even important that you put a “honk if you love Jesus” bumper sticker on your car.

God Just wants you to be yourself. Note below the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. “You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men” (Matt hew 5:13). The only way for salt to demonstrate its preservative nature is by being salty, just doing its thing. Salt just has to be salt. There is nothing else that salt can do that will have any positive effect whatsoever, and the only thing that Jesus wants from salt is saltiness. The only thing that Jesus wants from you for you to be yourself. Do your own thing and trust God to keep your world smooth and successful.
Note again the words of Jesus.
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:13-16).

The point of this parable is exactly the same. The only way for a candle to accomplish its purpose and give off light is by burning, being real, doing what candles do, which is exactly what God wants from you. That you just be yourself and do your thing. When your world functions smoothly by faith, God’s world is working.

God wants you to demonstrate how God's world is supposed to work, and God is willing to do wonderful things for you to help make it happen. God will protect you. This does not mean of course that you can put yourself out on the edge by driving down the wrong side of the freeway or seeking sadistic thrills by playing Russian Roulette, but you wouldn't do that, because that would do nothing to advance God's cause. Jesus makes it plan that one should never tempt God, but if you live in a normal somewhat restrained and purpose driven manner, you can be sure that you are safe in the hands of the ever present Holy Spirit.

God will also protect you against disease. You don’t have to worry about the things most people struggle with such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease or stroke. God is your protector. You can live free from disease. The caveat of course is in your lifestyle. You must live within the reasonable parameters of exercise, which is a cross for some, a balanced diet, which is a cross for others, good work habits and restraint from the kinds of activities that produce disease such as smoking and the uncontrolled pursuit of pleasure. Assuming however, that you live with normal restraint, God will honor your effort with complete protection regardless of where you are or what you are doing.
Remember, Spiritual Power trumps everything else. God wants this world to work, and God will reward you and others who are trying to make it happen with good health and protection and many other wonderful things as well, all by faith of course.

God will also protect your family and friends. There are limits of course, because some people are just not interested, but their health and protection are also important to God. When any one of the people you love experiences life threatening hardship, it affects you and your ability to function. God therefore wants these people to remain healthy and will use supernatural power to that end.

The abundant life that you live by faith demonstrates God's love and God's ability to make this wonderful world work. Keep up the good work.

Earl