Out of the Darkness
“This is what the Lord
says, ‘In the time of My favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I
will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the
people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, to say
to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!” Isa. 49:8-9
The Bible addresses all matters of evil and
darkness and shadows. The prophet Isaiah
speaks to coming out of darkness in this passage. The Lord encourages the captives and those
who are in darkness to come out and be free.
The enemy wants to keep us trapped in
darkness. He desires that we stumble in
the shadows and be bound by fear, anxiety, and depression. Jesus is the Light of the World and the last
thing the enemy wants is for us to turn to Jesus, talk to Jesus, and confide in
Jesus how we feel and what we are experiencing.
As Christians we are “little-lights” and so darkness does not want us
confiding in Christians either. When we
share the truth about a painful experience, it is bringing the evil done in the
shadows out into the light. The light
shines upon darkness and darkness cannot withstand it. Something very powerful happens when we bring
the things of the dark into the light – they are no longer hidden.
As long as things remain in the shadows, we
will have secrets. Some have heard the
words, “Don’t tell anyone. Who will
believe you?” So secrets are kept. When the truth invades secrets, things
change. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and
the Life – He comes into our shadows and meets us at the place of deep darkness. He can break those chains of shadows and
secrets right off us, as He has been given all power and authority. Secrets weigh us down, the truth sets us
free. If something is keeping you
captive, confide in Jesus and let Him help you escape the darkness and walk
into His victorious light.
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