Knowing God - Isaiah 50:10

(from Pastor)

... If you are walking in darkness,

without a ray of light, trust in the Lord ...

Isaiah 50:10

 

I love that verse! 

 

a) A problem is presented -- darkness surrounds us. 

b) A solution is given too -- trust in God.

 

What has brought darkness into your life? Chances are it's caused by one of three things -- situations, depression, and sin.

 

When we put ourselves in bad situations through poor choices or sin, trusting more in God is obviously a better alternative.

 

But so many of life's hurt's are not by our choice. What happens when the situation is our company going bankrupt? Lay-offs, for example, can be a dark situation. What happens when another person's sin harms us? Paralysis can be a darkness that is caused by a drunk driver. And what happens when our body chemistry seems to betray us and we fall into the darkness of depression.

 

We are not responsible for all of life's hurts and darkness can set in. I've known people who are truly "without a ray of light." What's the solution? True trust is knowing that God is light even when you can't see it. True trust is knowing that "Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning" (Psalm 30:5). True trust is believing that there will come a time when "death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more [and God] will wipe every tear from [your] eyes" (Rev 21:4).

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who has more crust than trust some days