Christians Like Barometers
Poem★★★★Speaking broadly, I suppose it is fair to say that there are two kinds of Christians in the world. Some of us are like the barometer of the lighthouse keeper, we change with the weather, we rise or fall according to the changing pressures of our environment. We are like the multitude that Jesus encountered. When the road seems easy and safe, we follow enthusiastically.
When, however, opposi- tion, danger, and discouragement appear, we lose heart, we grow indifferent, we peter out. Other Christians, however, are not like the barome- ter but like the lamp that shines from the tower of the lighthouse, which remains the same despite the changing weather.
It may be hot or cold, wet or dry, stormy or calm, but the light shines on. It remains constant amid all shange. Some lives are like that. How like the light Jesus was!
Fidelity, steadfastness, dependability were all in Him. He was faithful unto the end. He remained steadfast. He never wavered.
“He steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.”—Rev. Harold GoePnitlips, D.D.
The point
There are two kinds of Christians: those who change with circumstances like a barometer, and those who remain constant like a lighthouse lamp regardless of weather.