Gross darkness covers the earth! God is continually piercing that darkness with His light. Because of the digital age in which you and I live we can easily be overwhelmed by that darkness. May the following nuggets of GOOD NEWS (in word, song and video) help you focus on some of the realities that are always piercing the darkness.
1. Darkness creates a profound sense that there is no longer a safe place in this world. There is only one safe place-the arms of Jesus! "Your life is hidden with Christ in God" May our sense of security compel all to come to Him! In Him is the only place where His peace passes our ability to interpret or understand the events around us. His peace seeks to assure us that we don't have to question God. We don't have to have an answer for the proverbial WHY? It's not even a question; it is an invitation. Compel them to come into the only safe place with the invitation of Christ in and through us!
2. Darkness seeks to tyrannize you and I with reports of evil; which will overshadow the report of the Lord if you lift them up! Lifting up opinions, political ideology, the positions espoused by pop culture, doctrines of men or devils, the wisdom of man, the wisdom of fools, knowledge, or the perspective of the world system-you name it; matters not, and changes only minds. Lifting up only One-Jesus Christ, will call all to Himself to change the only thing that ultimately matters---the HEART!
http://youtu.be/UU3ZzcBJTvI
3. Darkness seeks only to lure you and I into its snare; capturing the attention of our heart gates-the ears and eyes of the inner man. Set the eyes and ears of your heart to heaven and you will see Him in all things everywhere and His awesome voice will drown out all others!
4. Darkness exaggerates itself in an insidious attempt to block out the good and convince us that it is more prevalent than the light. Maybe, just maybe; if we look hard enough we will be delighted in the discovery of love and hope in the most unexpected places?
http://youtu.be/0g9poWKKpbU
5. Darkness shrouds the potential that is always possible; wherever we are, no matter our outward circumstances. This video represents the true view of humanity made in the image and likeness of God. The warped distort ions the enemy wants us to believe lead only to hopelessness. WE are all jewels from the devils junk pile or landfill. The world gives us garbage, we give them back music!
Use whatever is available for Glory; whatever your hand finds to do-do with all your might for the Glory of God and you will become a significant part of the Orchestra of grace. Those beautiful sounds are more real than the dissonance of the evil one!
http://youtu.be/fXynrsrTKbI
7 My dear friends, I'm not writing anything new here. This is the oldest commandment in the book, and you've known it from day one. It's always been implicit in the Message you've heard. 8 On the other hand, perhaps it is new, freshly minted as it is in both Christ and you - the darkness on its way out and the True Light already blazing! 9 Anyone who claims to live in God's light and hates a brother or sister is still in the dark. 10 It's the person who loves brother and sister who dwells in God's light and doesn't block the light from others. 11 But whoever hates is still in the dark, stumbles around in the dark, doesn't know which end is up, blinded by the darkness. (1 John 2:7-11 Msg)
The darkness is on its way out and the true light is already blazing! Ron Ross
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