Psalm 66:20 “Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me.”
What a blessing! What a privilege! We can speak to God. He hears our prayers when we humble ourselves before Him. What a source of peace, knowing He does not withhold His love from His dear children.
I am so thankful there was a point in my past, when I was walking in darkness, that God shed His light on me, on my sins, revealing Himself to me. What about you? Are you struggling in unbelief, searching for a source to bring peace to your life? it is not found in stuff, in people, in jobs, but in the life-sustaining, life-cleansing, life-giving blood of Jesus. Meet Him at the cross. Lay your burdens at His feet. Confess your sins. Turn your life over to Him. You will find the peace you have been searching for. As you grow now in knowledge and wisdom of your Savior, you will experience joy as you live for Him.
Isaiah 50:10 “Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God.”
Sitting on the porch, enjoying the gentle, cleansing rain. Looking at the trees. Watching the birds find shelter in the branches. My eyes then refocus on a cardinal that has just perched itself on a branch. Unable to camouflage itself in the greens and browns, standing out. It is gone quickly, searching for a better shelter from the rain.
Are we trying to camouflage out lives within the world we are living in? Blending in, not bringing attention to ourselves… or… are we like the cardinal? A bright light, standing out, sharing Truths, shining our light to the One we praise, to the One True God that is The Light of the World!
1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”