THE DARKER THENIGHT ~ THE BRIGHTER THE LIGHT

Christmas, to me is about Love.  The more I seem to go through ~ the more He shows me that He lets some things happen because He loves me.   I somehow have changed my focus of a Babe in a manger.  I think more now on that Babe becoming our Great High Priest who is touched with the feeling of our infirmities.  Our weaknesses, our failures,  our helplessness.  He knows how frail we are, yet we are His child and, He, like a earthly father should, takes our hand and leads and guides us.  I am so thankful for that Leadership. 

I love Him because He first loved me! I cannot comprehend His Love but I am so glad He Loves Me!  Jeremiah 31:3 "I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee."  

This scripture means so much to me. Several years ago I was going through a trial and had no idea what to do. It seem mighty dark to  me. It seemed that I was weighed down and this trial was consuming me. I prayed and prayed and could get no peace. I read the Word but just could not latch on to anything. One morning, in my devotion, I was all alone. I took my Bible and went before the Lord. I remember praying outloud and saying "Lord, this is your Word and I know there is an answer for every situation found here. Please help me~give me an answer~I can't bear this without your help."

You know those dark days that come in a Christians life? We are all alone not knowing which way to go or what to do! Not wanting to do the wrong thing~we do nothing but carry on. That particular morning after praying for awhile I opened the Bible and was reading in Jeremiah. 

 I read down to about the 15th verse when suddenly I felt impressed to stop and go back. I realized that I did not know a word I read. I started Chapter 31 over and verse 3 stood out like it was outlined. "Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore with tender mercies have I drawn thee."    

He loves me and there's more! His love is everlasting. I started dwelling on His Love and before I knew it I was weeping and thanking and praising Him for His love. I don't know how long I was in His presense~I just know His Sweet Presense was there. Suddenly I realized I had forgotten all about the heavy load~I was just bathing in His Presense. Did I get an answer to my problem? No~ but He loves me~Did I know what to do? No~but He loves me! I knew that He was all I needed. The load that I was carrying suddenly became lighter and I knew I could trust His Love. His Everlasting Love! 

Just to think that He loves even me. A nothing, a nobody~ I am reminded of a song that a couple sing  in church."Nothing but a speck of dirt, but He loves me."  I had never heard that song before but it touched me. 

I want to remember  some things this Christmas and not just take them for granted. 

His Love, His Tender Mercies that are new every day, His way of answering prayer.  I am amazed at how the Lord answers prayer. Sometimes we come to Him with a problem and go our way just knowing how He will have to work to solve this particular problem!  In our egotistical pride we think we know the answer. May I say, He never works like I thought He would. He works in His time and in His way and I am always amazed. I want to remember that I can't even walk without Him holding my Hand.

I have no idea what 2012 may bring. It may bring heart ache, it may bring sorrow, it may bring sickness ~ But it may be this very year the Lord will come. Until then we must carry on and not give up the battle. Just remember He Loves you and me with an Everlasting Love, a Love that will not let go. Go in His Love and be a blessing to someone. If the night gets dark, remember the  darker the night, the brighter the light, when we walk with Him.