Proverbs 3:5" Trust in the Lord with all thine heart."
Isaiah 45:3 "And I will give thee the treasures of darkness....that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, ..... am the God of Israel."
In the Fall, our family has always loved to build fires, roast hot dogs, and sing around the fire. We did this just a few days ago. Our daughter called and told us she had the fire going...to come over. We grabbed a couple of camp chairs and the guitar and headed over to let the smoke saturate us, probably get indigestion and make some memories!
It was so refreshing and nostalgic, I was texting videos of our enchanted evening to our children and grandchildren who live away....wanting them to feel it with us. I got a lot of texts back; wishing they could be there!
The night was beautiful, the darkness dispelled by our singing and laughing and talking. A couple of the girls pulled out the telescope and set it up to watch the stars. Only in the dark, can you see the night lights.
I had read a commentary not too many days before this about the Isaiah scripture saying God will give us treasures in darkness.
I was reminded that dark clouds bring the replenishing of rain. Precious jewels are mined out of dark mines. This awesome universe was created from darkness. Total darkness encompassed the earth when Jesus died on Golgotha, thus allowing His Resurrection, the most important day of all time!!
Looking back on my life, from my darkest hours, when I thought I was going under, eventually came my biggest blessings.
Through the literal dark nights of inner turmoil or sleepless nights, the daybreak is so much more appreciated.
Observing the glow of the fire the other evening, my eyes were drawn to it because there was darkness around me. We gravitate to light when we are surrounded by the dark. God knows that. That is why He lets us experience dark times. We will find Him because He is the Source of Light.
I have found many treasures in darkness. I value these jewels and wouldn't trade them for anything.
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