Is the light in your soul dim? Or perhaps nearly out? What about your home? Does the light of Jesus burn brightly in your home, or is it fading?
Do you remember the story Jesus told of the five wise and the five foolish virgins? Because the bridegroom delayed his coming, they all grew drowsy and went to sleep. At midnight the cry came, “Behold, the bridegroom comes; go ye out to meet him.”
Awaking, they began to top up the oil in their lamps to go out to meet the bridegroom. Desperately, the five foolish exclaimed: “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.” Did you notice, they didn’t say, “Our lamps have gone out”? No, they still had some light, but it was fading. They had got used to their dim light, but that dim light was not enough to meet the bridegroom. Because they were not diligent, they missed out on the wedding feast. Read the whole story in Matthew 25.
It’s so easy for our light to go out if we don’t keep refueling. We can get used to a dim light. We must constantly and daily replenish the light in our soul with the oil of the Holy Spirit. We must abide in Christ. We must feed on the Word daily. Unless we feed and refuel, our light fades.
Dear mothers, we have the responsibility to not only keep the light of God burning in our hearts, but also burning in our homes. That’s why the Jewish mother lights the candles on the eve of Shabbat because it is her responsibility to keep the light of God burning in the home. To do this, we must keep our own light constantly topped up with the infilling of the Holy Spirit. And keep filling our children’s hearts with God’s Word which is a lamp to their feet and a light to their paths (Psalm 119:105).
Don’t let the light of Jesus grow dim in your home.
Be blessed,
Nancy Campbell