Photo ©2005 and Commentary ©2025 by Chuck Davis
Monday, December 22, 2025
Today’s photo parable features an image of the Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The beacon sits on the northernmost point of the island and in 1913, it began generating a double flash of light every ten seconds. The one million candlepower light was visible ninety miles from the air and twenty miles across the ocean. The lighthouse operated until 1976 when it was deactivated.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105 KJV).
“ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven (Matthew 5:14-16 KJV).
The lighthouse in Ushant, France, has been listed as the most powerful in the world. It boasts an incredible five hundred million candlepower. Some say that the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse in Florida is currently the most powerful with a 5.5 megacandela xenon lamp. Brazil has two lighthouses capable of being seen from fifty-one nautical miles. Of interest, the Statue of Liberty has been observed up to sixty miles. Yet, amid these tremendous human achievements, the light from God’s word is visible in the darkest corner of our planet and in truth across the universe.
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:11-13 NIV)?
Jesus commissioned us to take His light to everyone across the world. Today, He might be asking us the Elijah question: “What are you doing here?” If you find your light burning dim, open His word for a resupply of fuel. Shine brightly for Him, for you indeed are the light of the world.