Femi LazarusCEO at Femi Lazarus Consulting

Desire is not enough.You must have the might to execute. Let your Light Shine!

17 Apr 2026 · 2 min

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In this sermon, the speaker tells a personal anecdote about a friend who, despite wanting a girl, asks to borrow a biology textbook, illustrating that desire alone is insufficient without the power to act. He argues that the church is often mistakenly seen as the ultimate destination for God's work, when in fact God may send believers to “dark places” (symbolized by Pharaoh) to bring light. The speaker warns against judging Christians who venture into such dark contexts as backsliders, emphasizing that true evangelism is the act of taking the light of Christ into darkness where it is needed. He calls listeners to recognize that light is unnecessary where there is already light, and that the most effective witness is shining that light in places of spiritual darkness.

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Years ago, I had a friend who liked a girl around the church. So one time we found a way, we called the girl and called the guy. I said, talk to her. And we left the girl. You know what he did? He said, please, I want to borrow textbook. Can you borrow me your biology textbook? You can have desires but not have the might to execute it. That's the problem. And that's the reason why the best place, or sometimes the highest place, we can go is church. When God is doing something in your life, you just believe he's sending me to church, he's sending me to church. There are many people that God is calling, but he's not sending them to church, he's sending them to Pharaoh. But if all you've seen is church, you will always interpret all God's calling to church. If all of us lock ourselves in church, who will address Pharaoh? Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord! Thank God for the church, but I believe when we say light has come, light is not needed where there is light. Light is needed where it is dark. If you see someone during the day carrying a torchlight, what do you say? Something is wrong with your head, because where there is light, you need no light. But when you get light, you take it to the darker place. But you know the problem? When we see Christians going to the dark place, we say they are backsliders, he's no longer a Christian. Your biggest problem is that someone lied to you. You take light where it is dark. When men see your light, they will glorify your Father who is in heaven. You know what that means? If you shine in the right place, it is the best form of evangelism.