2014-04-02 - The Faintest Light

One night fairly recently, I was having some trouble falling asleep. My back was aching, and I was trying to find a more comfortable position so I could relax. It was one of those moments that I thought about how dark I felt on a spiritual level. Exercise, prayer, study and different things - to try and help left me - left me feeling quite “dark”.

Then I looked over across the room, and on top of the computer desk was the wireless internet box. It had some small green flashing lights on it, and so in the midst of near complete darkness, there was light. I started to think about how that is so spiritually relevant.

Even in the midst of what seems like spiritual darkness, there is always a small ray of light that eliminates darkness. Inviting Jesus into your life, to be the boss of everything, means he is your light. He will take the heat. He will manage things, so when it seems completely unbearable, there will be a way out in his timing. He will lift your spirits and show you that small little light, to remind you he’s still there.

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5)

“See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.” (Luke 11:35)

“You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light. (2 Samuel 22:29)

“he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth.’” (2 Samuel 23:4)

“He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.” (Job 12:22)

“For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.” (Psalm 36:9)

Deborah Durrett

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http://www.cfdevotionals.org

All scripture references are from the New International Version (NIV) unless otherwise noted.