The night the lights went out!

Matthew 22:13

“…Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

I am sure we have all had the experience of when the minister comes to visit in your house. The lady of the house will ensure that everywhere is clean and tidy. She will want the minister to use the good room and make sure it is nice and comfortable. The best cups and saucers (what ever they are for?!) will be brought out for the occasion. Is there anything wrong with this? NO. It is a sign of how the minister should be, and is, held in a place of respect.

The minister was coming to my house last week. Everything was coming together. The best is made ready. The cups are cleaned and ready for use, the room is cleaned of dust and cobwebs and the fire is lit to give a nice glow of warmth for the evening. The new light with the dimmer switch is turned on to illuminate the features and furniture of the good room.

The scene is now set awaiting the arrival of the minister. All is perfect! Then there was a bang, a flash and all of a sudden the lights have gone out. Our perfect world had been blown apart. Well it was not just as dramatic as that but you would have thought it was for a minute or two. What actually happened was that the ceiling light had fell and was hanging from the ceiling by the wires. Two wires had touched and hey presto the fuse had blown. The lights in our home had gone out but it was not the end of the world.

We live in a world that, spiritually speaking, is found in darkness. However the light of Christ is still shining in this world. There is the light of His word, which still shines in dark places. Christians should also be a source of light as they reflect the light of Christ in their lives.

There is coming a day when many will come to know what true darkness is. That day will be when they are cast into hell for their sin. Hell in a place of darkness. It is a place of no light because there is no God there and there are no Christians there.

The man in Verse 13 knew what it was like when the lights went out.

Do you know Christ the light of the world? The Christian may have many dark days in this world but he is going to a place where there is no night.

If the minister had been the return of the Son of God you would have been found in darkness. It would have been to late. Have you prepared for the return of Jesus Christ?

Young person ensure your lights are screwed into the ceiling securely.