Turning on the Searchlight
IllustrationStory★★★★When I was going through the land of Goshen in Egypt, a few years ago, as I came near the city of Alexandria I saw the strangest sight I had ever seen. The heavens were lit up with a new kind of light, and there seemed to be flash after flash; I couldn’t understand it.
I had heard that the Khedive had died, and that a new Khedive was coming into power. I found later that England had sent over some war vessels, and the moment that darkness came on they had turned their searchlights upon that city; it was almost as light as noonday. Every street was lit up, and I do not suppose that ten men could have met in any part of Alexandria without being discovered by that searchlight. May God turn His searchlight upon us, and see if there be any evil way in us!
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D. L. Moody, Anecdotes and Illustrations (©1898, public domain)
The point
A vivid image of British warships lighting up Alexandria at night becomes a picture of God's searchlight exposing every hidden evil in our lives.