God IS!
And from that we can move forward and make sense of our lives, of our meaning, and of our goals and destination.
We are here to love God and be loved in return.
Today's meditation:
March 2
Shining Bright in the Darkest Hour
"...among whom you shine as lights in the world" (Phil.2:15).
The prophet Daniel wrote, "the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm and do great exploits; they shall prevail valiantly" (Dan.11:32). The backdrop for this splendid display of moral courage and social action was a time when deceit and flattery from political leaders had seduced the mindless masses into settling for a meaningless existence.
That's when the people of God shine the brightest – "blameless and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world" (Phil.2:15).
Is it possible, my friend, that God is summoning you out of the comfort of a convenient life into a contest for truth and justice; an epic battle against the encroaching powers of darkness, which are stalking our homes, our schools, our courts, our market places, and our churches? Is it possible that you're the one who can stop the plague?
All it takes is the right man at the right time.
Arthur Hugh Clough said it best in his little poem — "Say not, 'The struggle naught availeth;
the labor and the toils are vain.
The enemy shrinks not, nor faileth.
As things have been, so they remain.'
For if hopes be dupes, then fears be liars.
It may be even now,
your comrades in yon smoke concealed,
chase the fliers
– and, but for you, possess the field.”
Your part matters far more than perhaps you may even realize; for you could be the voice that turns the battle, the life that makes the difference, that light that shines brightest in the darkest hour.
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