INTIMACY WITH GOD: THINKING ABOUT GOD'S NIGHT VISION "GOGGLES:

Night Vision Goggles????  What? Sounds kind of silly thinking about God wearing night vision goggles, doesn't it? It sure does, but hang in here with me a few minutes, and please let me explain.

 

The Psalm writer, King David, said it this way:

 

If I say, Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me,"

even the darkness will not be

dark to You.

The night will shine like the day.

For darkness is as light to You.

 

So, we really don't have God wearing those ugly warrior tools, but we do see somethings that are important to our spiritual, emotional... and even our physical well being: No matter what, as God's children, we cannot be lost to God. Even if we go through some really dark times, like "the Valley of The Shadow of Death."  If we go through the darkness of the pits of depression.  If our lives are darkened by physical pain or trauma, God is aware of what is going on.  God is aware of the pain in which we are living.  God is there, seeing us, loving us and eventually bringing us to that which we would consider light.

 

No it does not mean we won't experience darkened times, even as we seek to follow Him.  It does mean that if He has allowed us to come to challenging days, He will give us the light and ability to grow through those challenging days.

 

Now I know that this is one of those "hard" sayings, but if we are able to believe in the Sovereign One who gave us His son-who is the light of the world- who overcame the darkest of  the darkness ...and make us the light of the world... if we are able to hold on to Him by faith in the dark times as well as the light times... we may just find how to daily "lighten up."

 

Now go on out and be blessed 2day

Especially 2day.

 

SoJourner