SALT OF LIFE
Pirates used to use quite scary methods in order to hunt ships.
They could for example turn out lights of a lighthouse and -
light a false "lighthouse" next to the real one.
When a ship then navigated towards the false lighthouse,
it suffered shipwreck.
After that the ship was a sitting duck for the pirates,
and they could then kill tens or hundreds of people.
They were merciless.
In the Bible, John compares Jesus to a light.
According to John 1:9, "The true light -
"that gives light to every man was coming into the world." (NIV)
The world can be compared to a turbulent sea -
there millions of people are heading for shipwreck.
There are false lighthouses that people navigate themselves towards -
and they are on their way to destruction.
According to the Bible, Jesus is the only light -
that leads us into a port. Safe port, port of peace, port of mercy.
Even if the false lights shine also today, -
it is the light of Jesus, that shines the brightest.
You know Him by the way He speaks to your conscience, -
and He speaks always the truth.
The light of Jesus shines on for you and for me -
right now, and His light shows the way to the port of Heaven.
Subtitles: Marika Finne