His Light!

We know Job was having a hard time after the devil challenged God. Does that mean he never faced any difficulties before? When remembering the past, Job talks as follows in Job 29:3:

“When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;”

This clearly shows his way of dealing with the tough times in life. He just needed the light from God to come through the darkness in his life. Light refers to the word of hope from the living God, as in Psalm 119:105:

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

Another beautiful reference to light is found in a very powerful verse from Micah. Micah 7:8 says:

“Do not gloat over me, my enemy. Though I fall, I will rise. When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.”

Yes, my friend, with God being our light, with His hope-giving Word in us, we will even walk through the darkest days of our life. Hard days that we never imagined would come into our lives, yet become a reality before us. The secret to crossing the darkness is holding on to Him and to the hopeful words He speaks to us.

The same can be seen in Psalm 23:4, which says:

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Hey friend, the world says, “This too will pass.” And the Bible says, “With His light, I will get through it.” With His Word and His presence, we will cross the dark days too.

Dear God, thank You for shaping our lives through every darkness and brokenness You have allowed. Thank You for helping us cross through it, Father. Thank You for Your hope-giving Word and the presence that carried us through. In Jesus' name, I thank You. Amen.