-I will make darkness bright before you and smooth out the road ahead of you>" Isaiah 42:16b


+ To many people, darkness is a thing to be feared. To you - because you are in Me - it is an instrument of expectancy. Because there is no darkness in Me (dark isn't even dark to Me) you can watch with eyes of faith for the darkness to melt before you. A life of faith is a life of LIGHT. Lately, you've been thrilled by the early July fireflies as they silently swim through the dark and shine their little lights against it. The darker it is...the brighter they glow! See, My love? I am constantly USING the darkness for my GLORY!  It cannot hold up against My brightness. That's why my continual refrain is:
          "Arise shine for your Light has come and the Glory of your Lord  rises upon you." and even though; "Darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the people, the Lord rises upon you and His Glory appears over you!" Isaiah 60:1-2
This is the sum and substance of the Kingdom come to earth. This is the high calling of your life...to "shine like stars in the universe...holding out the Word of Life as a lantern on the path." Philippians 2:15-16 The call is clear. I want YOU to be My Light! The irony in this call is that once you were darkness. This is something you need to remember so that you are always aware that it is MY LIGHT shining in and through and not your own. You are actually a lot like the moon.....the inconstant moon....reflecting in varying degrees the light of the sun. But here's the difference: I live outside of shifting time. In the Kingdom, there is only fullness, so ...because of the work of the cross and the great power that destroyed death and with it darkness ... you can be ever full...fully reflecting the light of My Presence. Now ...when darkness descends...you see it differently. You open your eyes of faith and watch to see how I will overpower it. (I actually made your eyes to adjust your pupils and cause them to dilate so that dark isn't dark to you either! Indeed! You have been created in My image!) So, as you go through your days in Me, look for the ways I will dispel every darkness. Let what once brought fear and uncertainty, work to reinforce all you know about Who I am. Rejoice that your Savior has come and continues to come as the Light of the World forever. This is why you need never let your heart be troubled. This is why you can be full of Joy. This is why I want you to "Arise. Shine"... My love. Truly, "your Light has come"!