Light in the Darkness 7-8-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Though the heavens tremble and the earth shakes, You are steady and secure, faithful and true. My hope and my trust is in You. ... These are dark days. Yet as the days grow darker still, Your light will shine ever more brightly in the midst of the darkness. The enemy of our souls moves in the heart of the wicked to terrorize the helpless. Like a beast lurking in the shadows to pounce upon its prey, he hides and schemes to attack the vulnerable, once paralyzed in the power of fear. But "God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1.7). The Spirit of God brings peace in the midst of the terror, and the power of good in the midst of the power of evil. Let us arise in faith and the power of Your Spirit, to be beacons of Your light in the darkness of this hour, drawing the fearful to the faithful One and the shaken to the One who is never shaken. "Arise, shine; for your Light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn" (Isaiah 60.1-3). "Rise up, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand; do not forget the oppressed. Why do the wicked renounce God, and say in their hearts, 'You will not call us to account?' But You do see! Indeed You note trouble and grief, that You may take it into Your hands; the helpless commit themselves to You; You have been the helper of the orphan. Break the arm of the wicked and evildoers; seek out their wickedness until You find none. The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land. O Lord, You will hear the desire of the meek; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror no more" (Psalm 12.10-18). ... In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays To subscribe/unsubscribe please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!