Darkness


You will open the eyes of the blind and free the captives from prison. You will release those who sit in dark dungeons. Isaiah 42:7

Have you ever felt that you were in a dark dungeon? I have! I remember a few days after my son was born that there was a day when darkness descended on me like a thick black cloud. I can still “see” that day in my mind and recall the horror of despair which was what we called the “baby blues”. As the darkness enveloped me it was as though I could see nothing else around me. My mind was dark and filled with heaviness. It was surely like being in a dark dungeon.

That day Jesus released me. He came in the form of a dear lady, Peggy, who came and took me and my two children out into the light of the world where depression lifted and, thankfully, did not return. We just went for a drive and perhaps a meal at her home but it was enough to overcome the darkness and set me on the path of hope again.

If you do not know what it’s like to be in the dark dungeon it’s more difficult to understand those who are, but perhaps you could ask the Lord to make you aware of someone who is in the dark and you could pray for them and perhaps find a simple way to help lift them out into the light. Such an act of love will bring its own reward back to you.

The Bible says, “God is light and in Him is no darkness at all”(1 John 1:5). He is the One who can bring light to our dungeon but sometimes when we are in the pit we don’t seem to have the will or the strength to even want to be free. That is the time that we need someone else who will help us up.

In those dark times Satan tells us that we can’t do it and that we have no choice but to remain in the dungeon. The truth is that God has given us a free will. Just like in the Garden of Eden when Satan spoke a half truth to Eve, that is a half truth and half lie. We can’t do it alone but we DO have a choice. We can decide to ask Jesus to lift us up and out of the dungeon and we can do some things to help ourselves. We have the choice to read a verse or two of scripture or to put on some praise and worship music; we also have the choice to say “yes please” when someone offers to help us up.

The good news is that we do not have to stay in the dungeon. God will provide a way of escape.

Prayer: Thank you God that even the darkness cannot separate me from you. You are always with me and ready to lead me out into your light. Amen