The Lord caused the sea to go back
all that night (Exod. 14:21).
In this verse there is a comforting message showing how God
works in the dark. The real work of God for the children of Israel, was not
when they awakened and found that they could get over the Red Sea; but it was
“all that night.”
So there may be a great working in your life when it all
seems dark and you cannot see or trace, but yet God is working. Just as truly
did He work “all that night,” as all the next day. The next day simply
manifested what God had done during the night. Is there anyone reading these
lines who may have gotten to a place where it seems dark?
You believe to see, but you are not seeing. In your
life-progress there is not constant victory; the daily, undisturbed communion
is not there, and all seems dark.
“The Lord caused the sea to go back all that night.” Do not
forget that it was “all that night.” God works all the night, until the light
comes. You may not see it, but all that “night”
in your life, as you believe God, He works.
-–C.
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You may be traveling though and intense storm period in your
life. Just as the Israelites were fenced in by the Red Sea and a menacing army,
you are fenced in by financial difficulties and bouts of helplessness. You are
fenced in by loneliness and uncertainty. You are fenced in by unemployment and
the perception of lack. You are fenced in by dwarfed goals and colorless
dreams. You are fenced in by shrinking sense of purpose and low self-esteem. I
want to insure you that God is present in your struggle. In fact, He is working
in the undercurrents of your suffering, He is moving in the depths of the
darkness, and He is setting you up for a powerful undertaking in your life. You
may not be able to feel it, you may not even be able to sense it, but you are
standing in the midst of a move of God.
The darkness is not meant to create despair, but
opportunity. You see God shows up in the darkness. God takes hold of the reigns
in the darkness. God stabilizes your footing in the darkness. God fortifies
your position in the darkness. God brings healing in the darkness. God provides
in the darkness. God destroys the shackles of depression in the darkness. My
Bible tells me that God dwells in the darkness.
You don’t know it yet, but you have been set up for a
victory, the darkness was a strategic move by God to counter flank the enemy.
Though the vicissitudes continue to roll in, you are a winner. Though the storm
is vehement, there will be peace. Though the pernicious attacks of the enemy
are incessant, trouble don’t last always. Stand your ground and trust God at
His Word.
Dr. Rick Wallace |
God doesn’t stop his work at night. While you are sleeping
He is moving. The enemy has painted a portrait of negativity and despair for
you, but you must choose to see what is in front of you through the eyes of
faith. The Bible says that Abraham did not stagger at the promises of God. I
tell you that though it tarries, wait. Delay does not mean denial, wait. Long
lonely nights, wait. Friends and family members forsake you, wait. In return
for your love they have become your accusers, wait. Friends talking behind your
back, wait.
There is a powerful blessing waiting on the other side of
your pain; be still and know that He is God. ~ Dr. Rick Wallace
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