Section 10
I am released from the trend of this world, and my heart is free for the Lord. This makes it pos sible for Christ to grow within me.
THE PARABLE OF THE LAMP
In 8:16 and 17 we have the parable of the lamp: "Now no one having lit a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it underneath a couch; but he places it on a lampstand, in order that those who come in may see the light. For nothing is hidden that shall not become manifest, nor con cealed that shall not by all means be known and become manifest." According to the parable of the sower, we need to grow. According to the para ble of the lamp, we need to shine. We should shine brightly as a lamp without any covering. We should be lamps in an open place shining so that others may be enlightened. Therefore, we need to grow, and we need to shine.
The lamp which shines light indicates that the Man-Savior's ministry not only sows life into His people, but also brings light to them. Hence, such a divine ministry issues in the believers as luminaries (Phil. 2:15) and the churches as lampstands (Rev. 1:20), shining in this dark age as His testimony, and consummating in the New