Finding the Master

I sometimes have to take my dog out to the backyard at night when it’s dark. I walk us out with a flashlight, then when we get to the backyard, I untie her from her leash and wait while she does her business. I keep an eye on her with the flashlight, but I have found that when I want her to come, I have to shine the light on myself. When I shine it on her, she can’t see me and doesn’t know where to come to. But when I shine it on myself, it is easy for her to see where the master is, and she comes running.

God is the same way with us. He doesn’t glorify himself or put attention on himself because he is narcissistic or selfish. He does it because that’s what is best for us. He is the one with the light. We are the ones who need to see the light, come, and be led home.

“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5