How could darkness be so bright?

When I look at the fallen world around me, I see earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, typhoons, and other calamities. I can't help but be reminded of the great corruption that sin so violently brought into this world. And it brings me deep joy to know that fellow workers of the Lord are bringing great compassion and love to these people, but most of all, they are bringing the Gospel. It is true that food, water, and clothes, may bring temporary comfort to the body, and can even sustain it for a short while. But these necessities of life will never sustain the soul of a man. It is only by consuming the living water of the Lord Jesus Christ where one will find the ultimate unending satisfaction of God and will receive the sustenance for his soul which abounds eternally.

Because it is life eternal for the one who embraces the Lord and sees that He is good.

So I am thankful for these workers of the Gospel. Though they are few, they truly understand what it means to show the love of Christ which is a love that goes beyond that of the physical and ministers to the spiritual.

So we see that pain itself goes beyond the physical.

Many of us here in the states have not yet experienced any deep disasters in our lifetime. Some of us cannot even imagine going through an event such as these. Interestingly enough, though our lives may not be physically afflicted, it seems as though trouble can come from sources outside of weather storms or natural disasters. Our lives are filled with many difficulties and our spirits are getting squashed by the thousand-pound anvils that life always tends to want to drop on us.

Outwardly, we are healthy and strong. Inwardly, the soul is being eaten alive. We feel plagued with seemingly never-ending sickness of sorrow. Were hurt, were in pain, we can't take it.

Yes, we all have different lives and we all go through our different circumstances. But one thing is for sure...

When pain hits us, it hits us hard.

A bad grade in a class makes someone want to blame God for unfairness. A marriage separation may cause one to lose faith in the providence of God. A pink slip gives grounds for one to question the great sovereignty of God. A struggle with a lifetime temptation may allow a person to deny the very nearness of God. A broken relationship could push one lose hope the infinite goodness of God. And the loss of a loved one may even cause someone to doubt the very existence of God.

So we declare an "Injustice!" because our expectation of justice has not been met.

To make things worse, our life issues seem mediocre or even minute to our friends and family. But we know they will never fully understand the war that wages within our very hearts. Our hurts and pains are our hurts and pains, and they aren't anyone elses. It seems as if no one can sympathize.

"How can anyone understand what I'm going through?"

We are broken, we long to be healed, and we hate this.
We are plagued by panic and worry and we frantically begin to look for a way out.

Wheres does one find refuge in the midst of disaster?

Where is his shelter from the storm?

The answer is simple.

In regards to the believer, his hope is in God.

For there is no stronger hope than the one who holds all things by the power of His Word.


In Psalm 143, David expresses the truth of His dark circumstance.

v.11-12
"If I say, 'Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,

And the light around me will be night,'

Even the darkness is not dark to You,

And the night is as bright as the day

Darkness and light are alike to You."

Almighty God does not see our situation as darkness, nor does he see it as hopeless. Our great trials and tribulations are but a part of an even larger decree where the Providence of God is weaving all things together for His ultimate good and His perfect splendor. Even in the evilest of circumstance is worked out to His good pleasure because all is light in the mind of God. Though we walk in the percived darkness of our reality, the truth is that God is not leading us to a place that which will ultimately hurt us. Instead, it is for our eventual good.

When it is dark to us, it is light to God. Take note, this does not mean that our Lord has no conception of evil. Of course not, He despises it. But the fact is that God's dealings are always BIG picture dealings and never does He dwell in minute present circumstances because that is not the ultimate end. The ultimate end is His glorification even when there are bad things in the world.

And this is where we find hope brethren. When our judgment is cloudy, His is perfectly clear. When we are unsure, He is sure. The light has revealed every obstacle and impurity, darkness cannot flee nor can it hide from the light, it will be exposed. Take heed, for the truth has been revealed to us, and the light is now shining brightly.

Have faith brothers and sisters, please do. Because having faith is not about believing in times of prosperity, but it is believing in Sovereign God in the middle of confusion. So this is faith, it is declaring to the Lord, "God, I will take Your hand and follow You through the darkness though I know not where we go. Though uncertainty plagues me, my trust is found in You for you have always been faithful. So lead on my King."

The omnipotence of God can be a stumbling block to many. Even brethren will declare that God is not "totally" Sovereign due to His reverence of man's "free will." I shutter to think that I am even the least bit in control of my own destiny. O' wretched man that I am! For I know not what is good, even for my own life. Because I am in this flesh, and I still see the light as darkness. I am corrupt. May I never once be in control!

Peace must rest on the shoulders of the believer because he is not in control of His destiny. But the Lord is. Our childhood dependence on God must overcome the pride of desiring control.

We are not God.

Only He is the one who knows what brings maximum good to the universe. If that means temporary evil, then so be it.

Yes our situations are difficult, I will not deny that. But the hope for the future is in God brethren. This hope is unchanging and unshakable. Everything that we go through is for His and our ultimate good, we must see the bigger picture. He has glorified Himself through the existence of these really bad things! Do not forget, temporary affliction is nothing compared to eternity with the Father. And though tested by fire, we shall rise from the furnace and be cleansed from the impurities. The Lord truly does test us, but it is not beyond what we can handle. And He is always there...

So have faith.

The child of God will be delivered.

Though we be blind during the difficulties of life, we trust in the Lord for He is our guide. Faithful and true.

Psalm 23:4
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil for You are with me..."

To the Lord.

My prayer, Father, is that they may know and love You...




Please God, I beg You please...