“But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvellous light.” - 1 Peter 2:9-10

We live in uncertain times! Many would say that today, a new 'dark age’ has befallen much of the world. There is so much darkness that it can be easy not to notice the light. However, is today darker than the days of Sodom and Gomorrah? It was not God changing, how brightly the light shined. Rather, it was the inhabitants choosing to ignore and be blind to it.

Today, there are challenges to one's Faith everywhere, just as it was with Lot: sex, drugs, violence and any type of sin that you can imagine seems to be commonplace in the society that we are currently living.

For those who are fortunate enough to know and have chosen to accept Christ, we may consider ourselves chosen by God. We have a responsibility to shine forth in the darkness, as a new nation of light, not limited by geography and distance, but instead brought together by Faith. The sound mind mentioned in 2 Timothy 1: 7 should strengthen us to resist Satan's temptations and endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ.

The Lord’s desire is to use every gift we have; and if we do this, we shall have greater gifts to use. He does not supernaturally endow us with the qualifications we lack; but while we use that which we have, he will increase and strengthen every faculty. Through faith in the power of God it is wonderful how strong a weak person may become.

He who begins with a little knowledge, in a humble way and tells what he knows, while seeking diligently for further knowledge, will find the whole heavenly treasure awaiting his demand. The more he seeks to impact light, the more light he will receive.

The man in the parable of talents who received the one talent went and dug in earth, and hid his Lord's money. Ironically it was the one with the smallest gift that left his talent unimproved. In this is given a warning to all who feel that the smallness of their endowments excuses them from service for Christ. If they could do some great thing, how gladly would they undertake it! But because they can serve only in little things, they think themselves justified in doing nothing - in this they err!