This sturdy lighthouse is still shining its light to weary sojourners defying the strength of all storms! Sometimes the storms look like they are designed to destroy this beacon of light. Why does the sea really want to destroy the light that has brought many a weary lost mariner home safely?
The waves of stormy seas have been banging against this little sturdy lighthouse for decades, but it still stands to show the way to storm weary trodden ones. It has been through hurricanes beating on its stones. But it remains shining the light of life. Lightning has struck its red roof but it has not fallen, nor penetrated the structure. Yet, it has remained shining the light of life. Out of all the beatings, its light appears to shine longer and brighter pointing the way to safety…..It is incorruptible and indestructible. The folklore is said of the Secret that lies inside this beacon of Light.
As we look deeper, we find the foundation of this little lighthouse is on the rock. The rock has lifted the lighthouse higher than the undercurrent. This rock has protected the purpose of the lighthouse to all generations. It stands taller and brighter through all the stormy seas can throw at it.
It stands today, showing the wear and beating of stormy seas, but it stands strong in patience and humility, knowing it will not be destroyed until every last sojourner has made it safely to port.
As you walk in to the little sturdy lighthouse, we look up to the light and see the winding wood staircase circling around a beam of solid wood made in the shape of a cross.
Everyone who enters the lighthouse, puts their first step on the stair leading up, yet all they can see is the large beams in the shape of a cross. Folklore tells that some have seen a man of huge stature hanging there with His blood dripping on the floor with a crown of thorns on His brow and nails in His hands and feet. His hands and feet are pierced as the nails bind Him to the beams of the cross.
They say this man looks up through His intense suffering and smiles at them saying, I have been waiting for you to come. His eyes have such intense love for each that enter, that they have stumbled over the little stair leading up. They end up on their knees in awe of the presence of this Man.
They say they have never met anyone like Him before. He takes their breath away, and if they were in pain or hunger it has ceased to exist. All they remember is His intense eyes and His gentle smile. Yet, they are consumed with awe of His strength during His endurance of this ruthless pain and suffering. There has been no Man like Him before or after that resembles such a Conqueror or a King.
The stories that are told are too numerous to mention of those who met with the special Man on the cross. His little sturdy lighthouse has remained an open door for shelter, as they enter and meet this Man that resembles a King. Many speak of the most heartening smile of this spectacular Man, as it has melted the most frosty of hearts. There are rumors stating that they never left the same as when they entered. The rumors even state that they have been made brand new!
The journey has just begun into a land that is of far distances. The land of this King has called us at this time. But all must enter through the bottom of the stairs, at the foot of the cross. This is the beginning of the cross for those who enter in His Land. All are drawn as His love is poured forth for and before us.
As Jesus Christ said to Peter written in Matthew 16:17-18, Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 2:4-5.
The Spirit of grace is filling His temple, His body or His lighthouse with Himself…. We go in one way and we are never the same again from the touch of this Son of Man…. He is different. There is none like Him and that draws us unto Him forever.
Who is this One who is so meek as a Lamb? Yet, this suffering He has endured shows His strength of a lion, a King who loves even unto death to bring life to His people.
Who is this King of glory and strength and love?
Then He took the cup, and when He gave thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, this is My blood of the new covenant which is shed for many, Mark 14:23-24.
But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Jesus said, I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven, Mark 14:61-62.
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors. And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your head, O you gates! Lift up, everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory, Psalm 24:7-10.
Then Jesus said to them, A little while longer the Light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light, John 12:35-36.
And I will pray to the Father and He will give another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you. A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.
At that day, you will know the I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love Him and manifest Myself to him, John 14:16-21.
The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen. Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly, Isaiah 32:3-4.
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; they will see the land that is very far off, Isaiah 33:17.
Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway? Take out the stones, lift up a banner for the peoples! Indeed the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the world: Say to the daughter of Zion, surely your salvation is coming; behold His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. And they shall call them The Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken, Isaiah 62:11-12.
Welcome to His land and His heart. This is heaven!! The door is open, enter into the gates of thanksgiving and praise. Within the lighthouse, there is our King.
Behold, He is now seated above the cross shining with brillant hues not found on this earth!
Enter in and come, as He reveals Himself to all who seek!
Selah!
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