Be a beacon

The dominion of Lucifer is at hand. The very heart of Christianity is being peirced, family values are diminishing, marriage is treated as disposable, Brother against Brother, Sister against Sister, neighbour against neighbour. We as a society are in danger of losing the war waged by lucifer. He is placing barriers everywhere, he is against the plan for our salvation, he wants our free agency destroyed and to be his puppets of despair and hopelessness. Only Lucifers ideals can cause such widespread decay of societal  balance, only his will can cause the imminent destruction of man kind, only his plan can cause this world to spiral into the darkness that we face. We are facing the reality of the light of Christ being extinguished, Christianity is threatened by this widespread progression of dark ideals. 

What can we do to stop this progression? How can we bring the light of Christ back to society? Where can we make a difference? We need to ask ourselves; do we do enough? Are we contributing to the protection of decay in our societal balance? Do we care enough to make a difference? 

As we witness the ever increasing power and boldness of satan we know one thing for certain; we must be on the lookout for his cunning, we need to be  ever so carefull. His growing power is in part because of the growing strength in the Kingdom of God. We must unite as Christians, no more brother against brother, neighbour against neighbour, and sister against sister, put aside our Doctrinal differences, put away our pride, unite as brethren in Christ. As a united Kingdom we can over power the temptations of wicked and evil ways, cast out Devils, we must not fall to the temptations of Lucifer, the great deceiver. Stand tall and be a beacon of light and truth, do not let the architect of evil and sin blind your way. Satan can and will tempt your ways, he will lie but be cunning about it, he will use sweet words and tell you it is alright, I am no Devil, I am not here to deceive you, I am only here to tell you it's ok, everyone is doing it. 

Nephi cautions us against his cunning;

“And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.

“And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance” (2 Ne. 28:21–22).

We do not need to fear Satan himself, he has no power over us unless we let him, he is really a coward and will retreat from you if you tell him to, The Apostle James counseled: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). He cannot know our thoughts unless we speak them. And Nephi states that “he hath no power over the hearts” of people who are righteous (see 1 Ne. 22:26). 

Stand up and be a beacon, let the light of Christ shine through and extinguish the darkness. Be that guiding light to lead others back from temptation, hearken unto the voice of Christ. Light the way that the path will never be lost. There is but one way, one path to follow, it is narrow but it is straight, guide lost souls back, bring them back to the Saviour. Lift them high that they will see the light of hope and truth, show them that Christ lives in our hearts and that He is the way to eternal salvation. It is never too late for anyone, we all have that chance for redemption. 

I know that if we show the way and be that beacon of hope that the people will follow, we need to be examples of Christ and never let his light within us diminish. We must lead by example, do the things that set us apart and not fall to the temptations of satan, follow the plan of our salvation, teach others to follow that same plan. Don't just tell them, show them, show them Gods plan is great, show them by being Christ like and doing  the things that He would do and be. We can be and we can do great things in the name of Jesus Christ, we can inspire and uplift even the most dismal soul. Stand upon the rock of salvation and testify to the world, stand tall and stand proud, light the way

I so testify that the Love of Christ is real, it uplifts us, it inspires us and it changes us. Being an example of his love will act as that beacon in the dark, it will lead us and inspire others to follow and come unto Christ. Follow his teachings to bring true happiness and joy, follow Jesus out of the dark and live in the light, in that love and light is power, power over the deceiver, over lucifer himself. These thoughts I leave with you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.