“L.I.G.H.T.” (Living In Gods Hands Today)

God speaks to all of us in different ways. Some of us are led to Bible passages for answers, some actually hear God’s voice and for others, it’s through ideas or inspiration.

God gave Harlan Rector the idea for L.I.G.H.T. in answer to his prayer for a way to help spread his word, the good news of Jesus Christ.

Harlan Rector wasn’t very good at knocking on doors or spreading the word on a street corner, but one Sunday morning he awoke to his clock radio tuned to a local radio station. He was listening to a program called Heartbeat Theatre, a weekly fictional radio drama. Rector, a top voice-over actor on TV commercials and the voice of the History Channel, realized that was it, that was the way to spread God’s word through a radio program of true stories of how God’s miracles work for people everyday.

A few day’s later, Harlan called the radio station to find out how often they aired Heartbeat Theatre, so he could listen to it again for some ideas on how it could be produced. To his amazement, their radio logs showed they hadn’t aired an episode of Heartbeat Theatre in over seven years. Shocked and dumbfounded, he tried to make sense of what he had heard that Sunday morning.

Since it’s inception, God has been directing L.I.G.H.T. at every turn beginning with the initial idea. Rector decided to produce the series with a little financial help from a few friends but mostly out of his own pocket, but he needed a name for the show. He had been thinking and praying about it and as he was driving home one day, God had given him the word LIGHT. It was as if the word was emblazoned on his windshield. He knew in his heart that it was the right name for the show and almost instantly he knew what L.I.G.H.T. stood for, Living In God’s Hands Today. Harlan was so excited he almost drove off the road onto a golf course as he rounded a corner. “In those five words, God had given us a rule and direction for our lives”.

Another touch of God came when he started to think about a theme song, (every show needs a catchy theme song), and he really wanted music to be an integral part of the show. Although Harlan was very connected in the broadcasting field, he really didn’t know how to get a song written or produced. One day on the train ride into the city, God worked through him and he started writing the words to L.I.G.H.T. even though he had never written a song or done much writing at all. Miraculously, the words just came pouring out with complete verses and a chorus. The lyrics for the theme song were completed in the one hour train ride..

Now that he had the words, what was he going to do for the actual music? Harlan talked to a friend about it. The friend said the only musician he knew was his son’s guitar teacher who was into heavy metal rock and who’s name was Ratso. Harlan didn’t have anything to lose, so he called Ratso and went over to see him. In talking to him, he found out that Ratso had just decided to give up heavy metal music to form a Christian band. They talked about the idea (the Lord’s idea) for L.I.G.H.T. and about the lyrics that needed some music. Ratso looked at the words and started humming a tune that he had written that had no lyrics. They went into his studio and the music and the lyrics fit together so perfectly, that not one word or one note had to be changed. That’s the song that has been the cornerstone for the series, opening and closing every episode with a musical message of God’s word. 

To hear L.I.G.H.T.'s inspirational theme song, click here.

L.I.G.H.T. is a 39 episode award-winning radio series proclaiming the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. L.I.G.H.T. aired on major Christian radio stations across the country winning the coveted ANGEL Award for excellence in Christian broadcasting.

If you or someone you know has a story about how God has touched their lives, or if you would like more information on L.I.G.H.T., please email us at HisWord@LivingInGodsHandsToday.com

L.I.G.H.T. Living In God's Hands Today will soon be released as an inspirational audio series based upon the award-winning radio drama. L.I.G.H.T. is also currently being developed as a half hour dramatic television series.