Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall,
I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me.
– Micah 7v8
Yesterday’s statement of great faith is followed by today’s statement
of faith and confidence. I like this verse in so many ways. Micah did not say
‘If I fall and if I find myself in darkness.’ Instead he said ‘When I fall and
when I am in darkness.’
Micah knew well that the Christian life was not all victories and great
times. He knew that hard times were just a part of serving God. We are not
exempt from suffering just because we belong to God.
Sometimes I get tired of falling. Sometimes I get tired of being in
those dark days and dark hours. Sometimes I wonder about my faith when I keep
going back to those times. How long is it going to be before I quit that
falling and quit finding the darkness?
I don’t know. It may very well be heaven before I get there.
The question for you and me is what we are going to do on the meantime.
I hope I can have the same determination that Micah had.
Don’t rejoice when you think I am beaten. Don’t laugh when I fall. Don’t
mock when I get down and the darkness surrounds me.
When that happens I WILL get back up again and I will find the light of
the Lord.
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