Do you know where your flashlight is?

I'm sure you know what it is like to stumble around in the dark when the lights go out. One of the first things that goes through your head is where did I put that flashlight?
It is always nice to have a flashlight, candles or even a cell phone when it's dark. When it gets dark we all look for a light to turn on. It just does not make much sense to stumble around in the dark. After all you could get hurt. We have come so far with technology these days that there are photo sensors that turn our lights on when it gets dark.
I mean with both of our vehicles I have never had to turn the headlights on because they come on all by themselves. I was reminded of this very fact in reading 2 Peter today.

2 Peter 1

¹⁸ We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain. ¹⁹ Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. ²⁰ Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, ²¹ or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

I know you may be wondering how in the world did he get automatic headlights out of that. Let me give it a try. Sin has made this world a very dark place, and people tend to stumble around and could very well get hurt. But when you read this God's word is a light and instead of looking frantically for it when the lights go out, or things go wrong. Place it in your heart, study it, memorize verses that way every day when you get out of bed and start your day just like in my truck the lights come on automatically.