God often speaks to me in analogies. Several years ago he took me on a trip down the Oregon Coast and showed me how lighthouses paint a picture of our spiritual lives. Most lighthouses are tall, towering structures along with a smaller facility for the keeper. At the top of the tower there is a jewel which houses the light.

If you are a Christian you may think of yourself as a lighthouse. God, the Creator, is the builder of the lighthouse. James 1:17 says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

Jesus is the Light. John 8:12 “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” The light, called a “jewel”, is made up of a series of prisms put together in an oval shape. It uses refraction (to change the direction of rays) and reflection. Jesus reflects the Father and we are changed into reflections of Jesus. Jewels are very expensive and precious. Matthew 13:45-46 tells us, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”

The keeper of the lighthouse is the Holy Spirit. “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.” John 14:15-16 The keeper’s pride is the light, to keep it shining. The Holy Spirit’s pride is Jesus, to glorify him. The keeper’s job is a constant vigil to keep the light lit, to polish, clean, paint, to keep house, do yard work and maintenance around the lighthouse. The Holy Spirit performs these tasks in our lives as we are submitted to him.

Matthew 5:16 says, “ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.