Preparation for Elevation
Scripture: Isaiah 6: 1-9: 1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”…
The other side of the Dark Place II
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:17 for momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
God with Us! God for Us! God Beside Us!
Scripture: Romans 8- 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
The Other Side of the Dark Place
Scripture: Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Bold Faith: From a Dark Place in My Due Season
Scripture: And let us not be weary in well doing : for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. but let us not lose heart in doing good; for in due time, if we do not faint, we shall reap. (Galatians 6:9)
A Prophet’s Perspective on the Dark Place
Scripture: Habakkuk 1:2, 2:4 How long, O LORDS, will I call for help. And you will hear? I cry out to you, “Violence!” Yet you do not save… The righteous will live by faith!
Power of Losing
Scripture: Joshua 7: 10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.
Is God Just?
Scripture: Far be it from You do do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justify? (Genesis 18: 25)
Be Careful When You are in a Dark Place
Scripture: The lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?” Job answered and said, I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. ” (Job 38:4: 42:2)