A few Sundays ago, my pastor (Erick D. Matthews Sr.) delivered a message entitled "The Revelation of Faith." I won't even attempt to dissect this powerful message in one blog post, but I felt compelled to share the one thought that jumped out at me:
"GOD turns situations around late in the midnight hour because weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. Midnight is morning--it's 12:00AM! Even though it's dark, continue to walk by faith the path GOD already ordained for your feet in eternity. For it's the entrance of GOD's Word that brings light. So let the Word of GOD light the way."When we're "going through," the darkness of life's trying moments can seem so overwhelming. We often make the mistake of taking these spiritual attacks personally, which usually results in us being severely weakened by the stress of it all. There is great importance in us understanding that joy comes at midnight. The Word of GOD says that the joy of the LORD is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10). Therefore, recognizing our weakened state as a midnight experience puts us in the frame of mind to receive the joy of the LORD -- even in our darkest moments -- and obtain the strength we need to continue moving forward in the walk of faith.
Bible says that the steps of a righteous mind are ordered by GOD. As one of my mentors Steve Lawrence once said, "He's not ordering them: they've already been ordered." So everything GOD allows, according to Romans 8:28, is to our benefit--no matter how bleak the situation may be at the time. Irregardless of how dark it may be in the midnight hour of our situations, we must let the Word of GOD enter in and bring the light we need so that we can clearly see our way THROUGH to the other side of our trial.
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