Prayer – Lord, I don’t want to make You mad…to make You angry with me. May my actions be pleasing to You. Open my eyes to see and understand You---don’t leave me in the dark.
O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day.
I come to you at night. Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry. For my life is
full of troubles, and death draws near. I am as good as dead, like a strong man
with no strength left. They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a
corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care. You have thrown me
into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths. Your anger weighs me down; with
wave after wave you have engulfed me. You have driven my friends away by making
me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape. My eyes are blinded
by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O LORD; I lift my hands to you for
mercy. Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and
praise you? Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they
proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction? Can the darkness speak
of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about
your righteousness? O LORD, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by
day. O LORD, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me? I have
been sick and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate
before your terrors. Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have
paralyzed me. They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have
engulfed me completely. You have taken away my companions and loved ones.
Darkness is my closest friend. Psalm 88:1-18
Meditate. How do you feel about darkness?
Hello darkness, my old friend/I’ve come to talk with you
again…. Lyrics from the Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfield’s popular
1964 song. Darkness.
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| Darkness or Light? The Choice is yours. Choose wisely. |
Jesus spoke to the
people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me,
you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads
to life." John 8:12
No walking in darkness for those who believe in Jesus as
their Savior. To claim Jesus as your savior, you merely need to acknowledge
that like everyone, you are a sinner, but you can repent, believe, and walk in
the light. Darkness no longer has to be your friend—now, your friend, the light
of the world will lead you—and me. The choice is yours. Choose darkness or
light.
Verses of Salvation ~ [Does salvation (justice)
elude you?] So there is no justice among us, and we know nothing about right
living. We look for light but find only darkness. We look for bright skies but
walk in gloom. We grope like the blind along a wall, feeling our way like
people without eyes. Even at brightest noontime, we stumble as though it were
dark. Among the living, we are like the dead. We growl like hungry bears; we
moan like mournful doves. We look for justice, but it never comes. We look for
rescue, but it is far away from us. For our sins are piled up before God and
testify against us. Yes, we know what sinners we are. We know we have rebelled
and have denied the LORD. We have turned our backs on our God. We know how
unfair and oppressive we have been, carefully planning our deceitful lies. Isaiah
59:9-13
Memory Verse of the Week ~ Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you your heart's desires. Psalm 37:4
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