Treasure the Darkness
Day One: “I will give you the treasure of darkness.” Isaiah 45:3
My response: “Father, You have to be kidding! I treasure my family, my church, my friends and my health. Isn’t that enough. How can I possibly treasure the dark? I’m a grown woman who is still scared of the dark. On one hand, I want to stay in this safe birdcage if it’s okay with you. Yet, I know until I can pray for you to take me deeper into this darkness, I will see no results in our relationship or in my relationship with others.”
His reply: “My child, it is not the days of green pasture and rest that have brought us close. It’s the days of stress and cloud and standing still and waiting in the dark, when you could not see, that have furthered our relationship the most.”
She emailed: “It is about 11:30 pm. I am in my chair at my computer. This is where I sit when the pain gets so bad. When I am here in my chair I read the bible, look up commentaries and pray. Maybe because the pain leads me to Him and bible study and prayer, the darkness of depression has not set in. I am so thankful for that.”
My response: “Father, now I get it! Your answers are so simple, so plain, no elaborate show, no drum rolls. Your simplicity calls forth throughout your Word: ‘Come unto me; Don’t be afraid; I am Lord; Feed my sheep; Treasure the darkness.’ Thank you for the times of darkness when I am drawn to you and not back into my darkness of a lonely birdcage. I really do get it! Now I can value and even prize this abiding, restoring time with You."
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