Hope Cuts Through
A voice from above me
echoes against steel walls
“Be still and know
that I am God.”
Tag: darkness
Emerging From the Realm of Darkness
Discouraged, I soon found myself with my head down
Feeling beaten, weak and tired I slumped on the path
I cried out to God for help, cried for what seemed like days
Trapped in Darkness
Without faith in Christ — without believing in Him — you are caught between Good Friday and Easter Sunday; trapped in the darkness without the light of the risen Lord.
Read More Trapped in DarknessDawn of Hope
Crouched in fear
Shivering in cold
Unable to see
An unknown future
Lost in the Darkness
As I walked in the darkness With a lone candle in my hand I happened upon a haggard man Stumbling as he wandered the land
Read More Lost in the DarknessContinual Prayer Keeps Us Vigilant
We must remember that if we are not vigilant in our prayers, darkness can get a toehold in our lives and the church.
Read More Continual Prayer Keeps Us VigilantThat Old Familiar Knock
There is a knock at the door The hour is late The house is quiet inside A bare bulb lights the room I am not expecting anyone Who could it be at this hour
Read More That Old Familiar KnockThe Creation of Hope in the Void
Without God, our life is formless and empty. We hover over the surface of the deep, the pit of despair. Deep in our darkness we cannot see, but the Spirit of God is there, hovering over the surface. God is our hope. He brings order to our formless and empty life. In our darkness we […]
Read More The Creation of Hope in the VoidPrayer Journey — God’s Promises
The sun set and the darkness moved in, but God’s promises stand. I look to the east and see the first light of dawn. Darkness recedes at the presence of morning. Help me to stand on your promises today dear God. Let me not fall prey to the false promises of this world. Give me […]
Read More Prayer Journey — God’s PromisesLighting the Deepest Darkest Moments in Life
It is hard for us to comprehend what the earth was like before God created light. In his book Riding Rockets, Space Shuttle astronaut Mike Mullane described how from space, the earth is “framed in a pre-Genesis black.” He goes on to explain: “There is no blackness on Earth to compare… not the blackest night, […]
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