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Shedding Light on the Dark Things
From the beginning of creation, God has put a difference between light and darkness. He is the Great Emancipator, but also the Great Separator. God is not willing to let anyone perish, but scripture bears out that God does not force His will on anyone. There is a perfect will of God for His creation, whether mankind wants to embrace it or not. It is God’s will for light to overcome darkness, and righteousness to overcome wickedness.
God has been known to use circumstances to bring out the best and the worst in His creation. And nobody does it like Him. We have been warned of pestilence, earthquakes, wars, and other things that will come upon the earth. The true child of God realizes that this earth is not their home. While we cannot help being affected by what is going on in the earth, the Church must be in tune with what God is saying. We can only do this by connecting with His Spirit through prayer. Only then, can His light shine into the dark recesses of our hearts and minds, letting us know, like a spiritual compass, where we are at in our relationship with God.
While we seek the will of God during times of trouble, we see that the trials themselves are shedding light on things that could not be revealed without the shaking brought about by a crisis. Has our relationship with others been more important than our relationship with God? What is hidden in our hearts that we cannot see?
The Word of God says, “For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad” (Mark 4:22). Jesus was admonishing that no one lights a candle to hide it, but puts it out in the open where it can be seen. It is the will of God to reveal Himself through times of darkness. He is the true light. It is said that, “The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly” (Proverbs 20:27).
We must be willing to be transparent with God, and walk in the Spirit, allowing Him, not only to light our path, but to be our Counselor. King Solomon said that He dwelt in the thick darkness (see I Kings 8:12). It is in the dark times that the light can truly shine in the darkness, but only if we seek Him, allowing Him to reveal to us the hidden things that we cannot comprehend without them being exposed by the true light of the world. It has always been the will of God to separate light from darkness.
When Jesus was taken by the chief priests and elders to be crucified, He told them “this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” However, the darkness did not prevail because there was a resurrection day. We have that same resurrection power. It is up to us to pray so that He can make us of part of that city set on a hill.
Beth Marie Evans
Apostolic Author
Associate Minister
International Christian Fellowship
Brookfield, Illinois
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