Isaiah 45:3-5
New King James Version (NKJV)
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places,
That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.
That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.
Has there been a time in your life when for many years
God has shown you a scripture, be it in your alone time with Him, in a message
on a Sunday morning or even through a word that was spoken over your life and
you just know, that you know, that
you know that it holds a secret just for you but you just don't quite know what
it is?
Well this scripture has been that for me, until this week
that is, during our OBS through Proverbs 31. I can't say that weight has been a
struggle for me. But I can say that I struggle with believing God. As I kept
reading this scripture I began feeling that nudging feeling again of, there is a secret in this for you Sharon.
Well silly owe me of course think to myself, ..."okay Lord when you want to
reveal things to me you will". But the more I thought about it the more I
felt there was a secret in it for me. It wasn't until today that I began to try
and break down the verse to see if I would discover what God was trying to tell
me. So this is how I began....
Treasures of
Darkness- Treasures that the enemy has kept from us, from our
families..Treasures locked up that haven't been see for years maybe. In this
point in time it was the treasure that the Babylonians were withholding from
the people of Israel.... "Oh yeah that's awesome", I thought!!!
Hidden riches of
Secret Places- Hidden riches that obtained in that secret place, riches for
Just me!!!...Oh hmmm interesting!!!
As I went on trying to dismantle this, God began speaking
life through this verse and this is what He showed me. Sharon....
Jacob...It was in that dark moment
when Jacob wrestled with God that he received his blessing, because he
persevered and would not let go. Though he came out limping he received a new
name, Israel which means, he who struggled with God.
Joshua.... it was in the darkest
moment when Moses had died and Joshua was chosen to lead Israel into the
promise land. He did it afraid, was led by God, chose to believed God and the
walls of Jericho fell down.
David....it was in the darkest
moment when David (the anointed of God) sinned against God, repented and went
on to be called a man after God's own heart!
JESUS....it
was MY SON, in the darkest moment
when he was nailed to that Cross, conquered Death and obtained VICTORY for you.
Went to the pit of hell took back the
treasures of darkness and gave you those hidden riches that the enemy for so
long kept from you!
WOW!!!! You see we too have access to those treasures of darkness, to those hidden riches! What allowed every one of these men to obtain it? They LET GOD LEAD them!!!! They went through great trials to obtain those treasures and when they felt unqualified or lacked strength, they went to the source, the one who CALLED them by name! That they, that you, that I would know that HE (GOD), the Lord, who calls you (insert your name here) by your name, IS the God of Israel. All for the GLORY of HIS Name!!!!
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