WHAT IS THE CALLING OF THE CHURCH AS LAMPSTAND?
The golden Lampstand stood in the Tabernacle with its seven lamps filled with olive oil overlooking the Table of Presence. It was to be kept continuously lit by the high priest. Its light was to shine on the Bread of Presence and throughout the holy place.
In the gospels, Jesus identified Himself with these two sacred symbols saying, “I am the Bread of life,” and “I am the Light of the world.” Later, in the book of Revelation, John saw Jesus walking amongst the lampstands which were shown to be the churches. Jesus warned that He would remove a church’s lampstand if it failed to fulfill its calling to Him.
What is the calling of the church as a “lampstand?” It is to shine its light upon the Bread of Life, which is Jesus Christ our Lord! Any church which lets its light go out in the darkness or wastes its light by shining it on other things than Jesus, will have their lampstand removed. Church, let’s keep our lampstand lit and shining on Jesus!
PRAYER: Dear Lord, we want to always keep our light shining on Jesus. For He is the Head and we are the body. He is the Cornerstone and we are the Church. He is the Bread of Life and we are His lampstand. Our first love belongs to You, Lord Jesus. In Your holy name we pray, Amen.