"I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret
places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons
you by name." - Isaiah 45:3
"I have never been in this
place before. It is new ground for me, and I find I am way out of my comfort
zone. I am scared to death to trust Him at this level. I had to confess to the
Lord I have not been able to accept or believe His love for me in this
area." Those were the words I expressed to a friend when I was in a
difficult place in my life. That day when I confessed those words, God led me
to this passage of Scripture.
What we perceive as dark periods in
our lives are designed to be treasures from God. They are actually riches
stored in secret places. We cannot see those times in this light because of the
often-accompanying pain or fear that prevents us from accepting these times as
treasures. They have a particular purpose from God's viewpoint: "...so
that you may know that I am the Lord...who summons you by name."
You see, unless we are cast into
times in which we are completely at God's mercy for breakthroughs in our lives,
we will never experience God's faithfulness in those areas. We will never know
how personal He is, or that He can be trusted to meet the deepest needs in our
lives. God wants each of us to know that we are "summoned by name."
Every hair of our head is numbered. He knows every activity we are involved in.
His love for you and me knows no bounds, and He will take every opportunity to
demonstrate this to us.
Has God brought you into a place of
darkness? Trust Him today to reveal that hidden treasure that can be found in
this darkness. Let Him summon you by name.
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