Of this I can be Sure: Help for the Night Seasons

Night seasons can be rife with uncertainty, a factor that can trigger anxiety, worry, and stress.  It can be helpful to know that, amidst the uncertainties, there are several things of which we can be sure.  One certainty is, God is always with us, whether we feel His presence or not.

In her message aired on “Life Today,” a television program of Life Outreach Ministries, Bible teacher Beth Moore, shared, as only she can, her experience of a power outage while staying in a motel in Angola.  She recalls being scared out of her mind, hearing the whispers of people she could not see, and then hearing the heavy tread of a man coming toward her.  She wondered what to say and do and her upbringing came to her rescue.  Beth noted, “Where I come from if you don't know anything else to do, be polite;  if you have no idea what to say, just be polite. So in her most polite voice, she began to say, "Here I am! Here I am. I am right here, here I am.”  Not knowing that the tread she heard was of the man she loved most in the world, she was sure that the person could not understand a word she was saying but then a voice said, “Baby, it is me. I’m coming for you.” He told her to stay where she was and he was going to come get her.  Beth said she was never so glad to get her hands on her husband in her entire life and reported, she had never heard a sweeter voice as his saying, “Baby, I'm right here. You just stand there and I'm going to come get you."  Beth then shared these truths:

“That -- that is what the God of all comfort does. You don't have to go anywhere to find it, all you have to do is reach out your sweet little hands and go, "I'm right here. Here I am. Come get me! Come get me! I'm right here. And it is so black outside, Lord! I cannot see my hand before me but I'm asking You, come get me." Your God will never forsake you. You will never ask him for his presence that He refuses you Himself!

You go for the comforts of this world, you will miss the comforts of Christ and there is nothing like a divine encounter when you know that the voice of God has said over you, "I'm coming! I'm coming. You just stand right there and you reach out your hands with desire. And I will come for you."

  "With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
      and encourage those who have weak knees.
 Say to those with fearful hearts,
      “Be strong, and do not fear,
   for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
      He is coming to save you.”  (Isaiah 35:3&4; New Living Translation)