5 Truths for Dark Days

Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one, bemoaning the economy, discouraged by the evening news, or mired in overwhelming personal issues, we all understand that we have "dark days".  In a bible study on Wednesday night, my husband, Michael, encouraged us to cling to these "5 Truths for Dark Days"...


1.  God is still on the throne.
"Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath; there is none else." - Deuteronomy 4:39


"And he (Solomon) said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath..." 1 Kings 8:23


"The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them."  - Deuteronomy 33:27


"So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.  Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."  - Hebrews 13:6 & 8


2. The Church will survive.
"They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever." - Psalm 125:1


"And I (Jesus speaking here) say also unto thee that thou art Peter, and upon this rock (God) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."  - Matthew 16:18


Acts 8:3-4  Even though Saul persecuted the church, and the believers scattered to avoid this persecution, God used the scattered believers to spread the Gospel to people who had not yet heard it.  The church was not destroyed, but rather strengthened!


3. Our Mission is still clear.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20  We are to glorify God.
Matthew 28:19-20  We are to go and teach.
Romans 15:5-7 We are to be unified as believers.
1 Thess. 4 We are to walk pleasing to the Lord.
John 15 We are to bear fruit and love one another.  By the way, "loving" one another is not a mushy-gushy kind of thing; "loving" one another means giving of myself for someone else.
1 Peter 1:16 We are to be holy.  "Holy" means "set apart"; we are to be different from the world in a way that lets others know there is something unique about us because Jesus dwells within.  This does not mean to be "weird"!!
Romans 12:1-2 We are to be a living sacrifice.


4. Our Focus is still "up", not "down".
On eternity - Matthew 16:24-26
On today - Matthew 6:33-34
On Christ's return - Titus 2:11-13
On our hope laid up in heaven - Col. 1
On our hope in our calling - Ephesians
On Christ's resurrection - 1 Cor. 15


5. Our Victory is guaranteed!
Nothing can separate us from God. - Romans 8:35-38
We have victory through Jesus. - 1 Cor. 15:57-58
Greater is He that is in ME than he that is in the world. - 1 John 4:4-5
No more tears. - Revelation 7 & 21


Yes, we'll all have dark days.  But if you have trusted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you know who the winner will be in the end - and YOU will be on the winning side!


~Tammy~