Darkness has no power
Do you ever wonder what it means to not want - to be utterly and completely delighted in the Lord that, even in our darkest moments, we can fully rest in Him who “makes us lie down in green pastures” and “leads us besides still waters?” The Christian life is marked by suffering for “to be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss. The great symbol of Christianity means sacrifice.” Yet, one of the greatest mysteries of being the children of God is that we are promised joy in the face of all sorts of trials. We rejoice, not because life is always easy, nor because we have earthly treasures. We rejoice because our treasures are stored in heaven and we are loved by God who, while we were still sinners, sent His only Son to die for us. Therefore, even when our hearts are heavy with sorrow, all we need to do is lift our eyes to Jesus who came to this broken world so that we may not remain in darkness.
There
is no lasting peace apart from the Lord. Time passes and everything we know
constantly changes. We all experience loss in our lives and no matter how many
times we’ve suffered before, every storm hits us as though for the first time.
During such moments and, in truth, during all other moments, we need to be
reminded of God’s love for us. We forget even when we mean to always remember
and rest in the fact. So, let us find comfort in these two passages of God’s
word today. Let us conquer our fears because darkness has no power over us if
we believe in Christ who is light. Whether we are happy or sad today, let us
put our trust in our Heavenly Father who is able to give us the truest form of
peace in Himself.
Meklit
Jaleta
Psalm
23, John August Swanson
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