A Closer Look

I once went on a tour of a professional research lab.  As part of the tour they showed us an ant that they had placed under an electron microscope.  The detail was amazing.  The exoskeleton was smooth with small hairs sticking out at places.  The exoskeleton was dimpled around the hairs.  The eyes and the antennae were particularly interesting.  It is amazing how things look if we just look close enough.

The first microscopes were invented in the 17th century and they have been getting better ever since.  It seems the difference between a good microscope and a cheap one is its ability to collect light.  Cheap microscopes have poor lenses that don't let much light in.  They also have a mirror on the base so that the user has to reflect the available room light in.  The better ones have their own light and high quality lenses.  When the light is good, the details emerge.

And that's true for more than microscopes.  Telescopes and cameras, in fact all optical devices, live and die with their ability to collect and manipulate light.  

The same is true in our Christian walk.  How much of our character is revealed is directly related to the degree to which we let the light of God shines through us.  We can walk in the darkness, but so much more is evident when we walk in the light.

Watch this clip from Pastor Lowell.

Light reveals.  It shines through us and allows us to see the dirt in out hearts that needs to be cleaned.  And we could all use a bit of that.