the orignal lighthouse ...

A lighthouse has only one purpose -- to shine a light that will guide a ship safely into harbor. It is there to rescue those who are lost and need to know the way home. We're living at a time with rescue plans for banks, auto makers, insurance companies, Freddie Mac, brokerage firms, people with impossible home mortgages, and people who are out of work. It's easy to look to Washington for a lighthouse, but where does Washington look for a light that will bring this nation safely home?

There's a great gospel song, The Lighthouse, that reminds us that Jesus is the lighthouse. He told us that He is the truth, the life and the way. He also promised that He would never leave us, nor forsake us. He is that lighthouse that never goes dark and always leads us home.

Sometimes we forget that compassion wasn't invented in the New Testament -- Psalm 72 tells us that He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence ... The prophet Zephaniah wrote ... At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you; I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame. At that time I will gather you; at that time, I will bring you home ...

There's a family style between Jesus and the Father -- they are both filled with compassion, they both seek after the lost and the oppressed and they are both in the lighthouse business.

Keep looking at the original lighthouse ... He will bring you home.