Devotional for Saturday, December 24, 2016
“He Illumines Our Darkness!”
by Dona Hake
Today I am sharing a memory with you that a gentleman shared with me. It was his dreadful experience in a snow storm. He said he was driving down the road and without warning he encountered a “white out.” This occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds. He said what was most frightening was that he had no recollection of what was behind him so he feared stopping. He was completely blinded with absolutely no visibility in front of him. As I listened to him I could see how unnerving that had to have been. It reminds me of those times in life that when trouble suddenly hits that we can know that our faithful loving God has promised to protect us and lead us on a path out of that trouble.
Today let us consider those times in which we are blindsided by life’s unannounced difficult circumstances that render us helpless, and our hearts are tempted to fear. There are those times that we are going about our business and out of no where we are hit with having to make a difficult decision. It may be so difficult that our mind and heart are in total confusion. You cannot see in front of you nor can you see what is behind you.
God’s Word tells us in Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” “The psalmist also proclaims in Psalm 119:112 “I have resolved to obey your laws forever, at every step.” I believe this kind of resolve in our heart will always cause us to hold fast to God no matter what we see or cannot see. This is the man that will not be moved by circumstance but in faith in God alone. We can be assured that our faith will be met by a God of total light because in Him is NO darkness at all.
“The psalmist proclaims in Psalm 119:112 I have resolved to obey your laws forever, at every step.” I believe this kind of resolve in one’s heart will always cause us to hold fast to God no matter what we see or cannot see. This is the man that will not be moved by circumstance but in faith in God alone. We can be assured that our faith will be met by a God of total light because in Him is NO darkness at all.
Lord, we thank you for Your light and divine direction in those times in which we need to see which way to go. Thank you Lord for being our Great Compass as You guide us with Your light. In Jesus Name! Amen.