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Keepers Of The Light
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by Dorothy Teague
’m a pushover when it comes to anything Irish since
Satan is a Huntsman. 1 Peter 5:8 reminds us to “be
that’s my ancestry. I love the music, the dance, the
watchful, because the devil is a roaring lion, seeking
accent, the culture. So, when I came across a new
someone to devour.” He is darkness and tries to deceive
animated movie called “Riverdance,” I was intrigued.
others, filling their heart and mind with darkness, causing
The story revolves around Keegan, an Irish boy who has
them to be unable to see the truth of Christ. Christians
just lost his grandfather, the lighthouse keeper. Keegan
are keepers of The Light, the Holy Spirit placed within us
was being trained to take care of the lighthouse. Before
when we are saved. He is the light that shines out from us
his death, he warned Keegan to always make sure the
through our words and actions. John 8:12 tells us that Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of Life.” John 1:5 says, “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” Nothing that Satan throws at us can snuff out the light that Jesus gives. We can be witnesses to a dark world when we have Jesus in our hearts. As the saying goes, “The darker the night, the brighter the light.” As children, we are naturally afraid of the dark, and sometimes as adults, the dark can be intimidating. Like Keegan, we sometimes become rebellious and don’t want to heed warnings to keep the darkness out of
light was lit in order to keep the darkness away and not
our lives. We get lost in the everyday stuff that life becomes
let the Huntsman in. Keegan scoffed and thought it was
and sometimes lose our way from the path we should be
just an old Irish story. Being heartsick after the death
on. 1 Thessalonians 5:5 reminds us that “we are children of
of his grandfather, he refused to mind the warning and
the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the
did not keep the light lit. So, under cover of darkness,
night or to the darkness.” We need to “let our light shine
the Huntsman snuck in and sought to spread darkness
before men that they may see our good works and glorify
everywhere, but was stopped by Keegan and a herd of
the Father” (Matthew 5:16). We must be about the Father’s
magical deer. (There is a journey into a magical place that
business, drawing others to Him through our witness
contains spirit deer, which has its roots in other beliefs that
and testimony. Above all, we must not forget that we are
are not Christian). At the end of the movie, the wise old
“Keepers of The Light!”
was hard for me to miss the parallel to the Christian life.
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About The Author
deer told Keegan that he was truly a “Keeper of Light.” It Dorothy Teague is a Tennessee native, who resides in McMinn County with her husband, Lewis, on their farm. After completing 31.5 years as a teacher in the Bradley County School System, she is active in her church at Eastanallee Baptist Church where she is a member of the choir and praise team.
