Devotional for Saturday, August 5, 2017
“For Such a Time As This !”
by Dona Hake
Oh the magnificence of our loving God as He created the heavens and the earth! Today we are looking at His work of creation and how He separated the light from the dark. As we live our lives as victorious believers we too must keep our hearts, soul, and mind FULL of His powerful light and be separate from the ways of this world which is darkness.
We are living in a time where spiritual darkness is continually gaining momentum, and we MUST see that we are guarding our hearts with all diligence. The enemy seeks WHOM he may devour, and he would love to pull our hearts and minds into a place that we are not abiding in our Lord’s light. My heart is extremely grieved to see when believers refuse to acknowledge this. My friends let us not try to live in a comfort zone for we will ultimately find ourselves in trouble in spirit. We need to be cautious that we are not seeking the things of this world but our affections must be on things that are above.
The Lord desires that we continue to walk in the light of His Word in the midst of the devil trying to pull people from knowing and loving God. As we do this the greater works that Jesus said we would do is going to happen. Wonderful things are going to transpire in Spirit like never before. Even though sin may be abounding, His grace will abound even more! In order for God to sweep this earth and bring many to Him, we MUST remain strong, upright and diligent to walk in His truth. Let us abide in the light of His Word!
Psalm 112:4 The Voice
“When life is dark, a light will
“When life is dark, a light will
shine for those who live rightly— those
who are merciful, compassionate, and strive for justice.”
who are merciful, compassionate, and strive for justice.”
As we determine ourselves to abide in His Word and proclaim it, HE HAS PROMISED that light will shine for us in the midst of darkness. Let our hearts be strengthened in knowing that we do not have to be afraid for such a time as this we are here! Jesus addressed fear in the book of Matthew and we need to refer to this scripture today in light of what I am sharing:
Matthew 24:5-7 Amplified Bible
“For many will come in (on the strength of)
My name appropriating the
name which belongs to Me, saying,
name which belongs to Me, saying,
I am the Christ (the Messiah), and they will
lead many astray. And you will hear
lead many astray. And you will hear
of wars and rumors of wars; see that you
are not frightened or troubled,
are not frightened or troubled,
for this must take place, but the end is not
yet. For nation will rise against nation,
yet. For nation will rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom, and there
will be famines and earthquakes in place after place;”
will be famines and earthquakes in place after place;”
My friends I encourage you that you do not let your heart be troubled. Cling to the peace of our Lord! God is calling us in such a time as this to be beacons of light to a world that is looking for answers to their fears, and they are yearning for the hope that we can bring to them for such a time as this!