Surely the Darkness Will Hide Me

Psalm 139:11-15 Children are often afraid of the dark. In this world evil things happen in the dark. We are insecure in our walking. Rocks, steps, and even walls can be dangerous to us when we can not see our way. A friend of ours walked into a glass door in the dark and broke his nose. Ouch! Sunsets are beautiful and remind me of the promise of the rainbow. It will only be a short time before it will be light again. For some though, sunsets trigger some pretty lonely worrisome thoughts when I believe God would have them realize they are symbols of a hope and a future and better things to come. Showing His splendor, His creativity, and His beauty He wants to inspire us to drink and partake of who He is. Changes in our lives can seem dark and even dangerous. Even in those times we can be reminded that wherever we go God encircles us and places His hand upon us. Darkness is not dark at all to Him. Children afraid of the dark can be reminded that nothing is hidden from God. Darkness or light makes no difference to God. He is able and willing to lead, guide and protect us because He is not limited by darkness. He actually fills the darkness with Himself. He wants to also fill troubled times with Himself, but He doesn't do so uninvited. We must live our lives in such a way that He knows we desire Him to be with us. I have four wonderful grandchildren and one on the way. Each of them developed in the darkness of the womb under the watchful eye of a loving heavenly Father. Someone once questioned why would God create man when he knew man would have a choice to reject Him. God wrote a whole book to tell us why. Because He wants us to fellowship with us. He wants to be with us - and He visits us in the dark times before we even know He is there to do so. The best way for me to come out of a dark time is to do what I am simply not motivated to do at those times. Radical worship because He is worthy. When I worship Him above my feelings and in spite of the circumstances it is an invitation. It is an invitation for Him to come down and scoop us up to a sheltered place to have a better perspective of the dark. Everything looks better in the morning.