Understand Your Despair
The past few weeks here in Missouri have been very hard on people. We had an ice storm three weeks ago that crippled the town for a few days, and then 12 days ago, we had another one that destroyed many trees and left almost all of Springfield without power. Even as I write this article, they report that there are 20,000 people still without electricity and they do not know for sure when it will be back on. Today I was reading in 2 Corinthians these words: “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” (2 Cor. 4:6)
Out of this darkness, I have seen the light of neighbors opening their homes to others. I have watched strangers become friends as they cut away limbs and try and bring relief in other ways. I have watched houses of worship become homes of safety in the darkness. All of this came from some of the darkest times in the sight and life of many.
That scripture continues: “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us n eternal glory that far out-weighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” In the darkness of your life, look to the unseen. You will truly find the glory of God on the way.
Heavenly Father, we pray for all those this night who struggle in the cold and darkness of both home and soul. Send your workers to bring light and warmth by the workers and neighbors. Teach us that there is more than pain that we can conquer by Your glory. We pray this in the blessed name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
This has been Rev. Jim Massey. I pray that God continues to bless all you do for Him. Never doubt His presence, it is everywhere. See you next week in our Mid-week Epistle.
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