Genesis 1:3-5 (New International Version)
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Many times in our lives we will think that all is dark and there is no light to our circumstances. As I sit here and look out the window, it’s totally dark. Every once in a while a car will come up the road and I’ll see the lights. God has to remind us in different ways that there is a light at the end of every dark tunnel. That he will prevail as long as we stay focused on him and that we continue to seek the light.
Sometimes when I turn off the lights to my basement, I have to hold on to the railing in order to get up the steps. I have counted the steps and know exactly how many are there before I reach the top and I can see the light from the kitchen. Wow, if we hold onto God, then we’ll reach the light even in our darkest hours.
1 John 1:4-6 (New International Version)
4We write this to make our joy complete.
Walking in the light
5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
Many times I can remember walking in darkness. I would do something that wasn’t of God and I would wonder why my life was the way it was. During those times I would return to God and ask for forgiveness and repent of my sinful ways and the load would seem to be much easier. Our flesh wants to do one thing, our mind tells us another and then we succumb to sin. The daily process of renewing your mind is something we are required to do. I can’t get to where the Lord wants me to go unless I am truly willing to surrender to his ways.
My prayer for you today is that you remember in darkness there is always light. A childhood song, “This Little Light of Mine”, reminds me that I want my light to shine and that I want to live a victorious life in Christ.
written 06-08-07
