Light
in Darkness
For
thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness. (2
Samuel 22:29)
Lately
it seems to me that Satan is pulling out all the stops as he stirs up
trouble and evil in this world. Each day brings a new expression of
vulgarity. A global contest to see who can deliver the most hate,
cause the most pain. Everybody is in the TRANSMIT mode. Who is
RECEIVING? Who indeed.
Darkness
is overtaking the earth. It is as though the Devil has broken into
our church building and is stealing all the furniture, and worse,
members of our own congregation are helping Satan carry off the
goods. I want to grab ahold of them and shout STOP! Look at what
you are doing!
It
is absolutely vital that each of us puts on all of our armor,
head-to-toe, each and every day. Never giving an inch to the prince
of darkness. Never to compromise. Never to give in.
In
these rapidly changing times and turmoil, the words of Charles
Spurgeon brings a much needed dose of truth and hope:
Am
I in the light? Then Thou, O Lord, art my lamp. Take Thee away and my
joy would be gone; but as long as Thou art with me, I can do without
the torches of time and the candles of created comfort. What a light
the presence of God casts on all things! We heard of a lighthouse
which could be seen for twenty miles, but our Jehovah is not only a
God at hand, but far off is He seen, even in the enemy’s country. O
Lord, I am as happy as an angel when Thy love fills my heart. Thou
art all my desire.
Am
I in the dark? Then thou, O Lord, wilt lighten my darkness. Before
long things will change. Affairs may grow more and more dreary and
cloud may be piled upon cloud; but if it grow so dark that I cannot
see my own hand, still I shall see the hand of the Lord. When I
cannot find a light within me, or among my friends, or in the whole
world, the Lord, who said, “Let there be light,” and there was
light, can say the same again. He will speak me into the sunshine
yet. I shall not die but live. The day is already breaking. This
sweet text shines like a morning star. I shall clap my hands for joy
ere many hours are passed.
C.H.
Spurgeon
HAVE
YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?
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