Light in the Darkness

When I awoke this morning the sun had not peeked through the darkness outside. It was still and quiet in the house. I ususally wake before the phone alarm but today it was the ringing that roused me and immediately the Lord was on my mind.


I prayed before I stretched and placed my feet on the floor. Usually I don't begin talking to the Lord until the coffee has brewed and I've had my first swallow. However, this morning I was compelled to pray.


I just couldn't get going without talking to the One who loves me ... when I'm cranky...when I'm scared.... when the darkness inside me threatens to overtake me...Almighty God..loves me...and not just this morning...but for ALL eternity. As I prayed, His light began to overtake the darkness that has been a constant companion of late.


After getting the coffe pot going I padded back upstairs to my study, opened Daily Light and began "tasting and seeing" that the Lord is good...when I read "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks"..... "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom"......"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life" (Matt.12:34;Col. 3:16; Prov. 4:23) Yes, Lord..I hear you.


And then within a wonderful devotion by Mary Southerland, entitled "Beautiful Irritations" where she describes how a pearl is made by the grit of sand trapped within an oyster shell, I read what I now consider God's message to me -


"Looking back, I can honestly say that the greatest treasures in my life have been discovered during the darkest times of my life........At the center of every dark moment are a sliver of hope and a seed of victory. God has gone before you, and in every trial or difficult circumstance you will face, He has buried a treasure. When the tough times come, look for the pearls ."

"I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches from secret places, so that you may know that I, the Lord, the God of Israel call you by your name." Isaiah 45:3


Do you need encouragement today? Are there dark clouds threatening .... oh, dear one... lift your head...lift your hands....God will lead you into the Light!


For Him,
Judy