Hi there, welcome to a safe haven...a place where you cud just lean back and relax to spend a few moments to reflect on whether you have lit your candle today."Don't curse the darkness;instead, light a Candle" someone once said...We may not be able to do much to overcome the darkness around us;but let that not stop us from doing our lil bit to make this world a brighter place.Hence the blog ....His Lil Spark in the Dark!
Isa 59:1 “Behold,
the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy,
that it cannot hear”
Hi friends,
All of us are
familiar with the quote: “ A friend in need is a friend indeed”.
Today, we live in a world where fair-weather friends are all too common. So
when we have someone we can really count on, we need to return that kind of
loyalty to them and be there for them; “to rejoice with them in their good times
and weep with them in their rough times.”
A term we use
frequently among close friends and family is “I’ve got you covered” which
means “You can trust me to back you up.” In other words, it is letting someone know that you'll be around
to help out or protect them in any way you can.
This is what our
amazing Lord Jesus always does for us. So friend, if you’re going through a
tough season in life and the skies above you are grey and cloudy, remember His
promise to us was, is and will always be “TRUST ME, I’VE GOT YOU COVERED.”
Yes friend, covered
with His LOVE, with His BLOOD, with His RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Oh what a good God we
serve!
Sharing with you some of my favorite verses where He says I’ve
got you covered:
Isa
43:2 “When you go through deep waters
and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not
be burned up; the flames will not consume you.”
Heb
7:25 Therefore he is able, once
and forever, to save everyone who comes to God through Him. He lives forever to
plead with God on their behalf.”
Ps
94:14 “The LORD will not reject
His people; he will not abandon His own special possession.”
Isa
26:3 “You will keep in perfect
peace, all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you!”
Ps
9:10 “ Those who know your name
trust in you, for you O Lord, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you.”
Click below to enjoy this song by Chris Tomlin :
YOUR GRACE IS ENOUGH
Hope you are doing great. Quite recently, I was
talking to one of my spiritual mentors and was sharing with her how in spite of wanting
so very badly to work in the Christian Ministry and be put to use in the field
of Christian Missions, somehow I never could get even near an opportunity and how
I had also miserably failed in all my past efforts of making that happen. She
shared with me an illustration and lesson so profound that it hit bull’s-eye. It
was so good that I just felt I should share it with you too. And that’s how I
came up with this post. Hope what you read blesses you as much as it did for
me! ;)
Aunty reminded me of the Bible story of Zachaeus and
the sycamore fig tree on which he climbed to catch a glimpse of Jesus who went
about doing miracles and healing the sick.(Luke 19:1-10).
The sycamore fig tree grows wild and nobody usually
makes any effort to plant or cultivate it. It grows to great heights and has got
low limbs which enable even a little child to climb it in order to get a better
view. The fruit of the tree looks like a fig but its taste is unpleasant. This
almost useless tree is the tree that helped the short-statured Zachaeus to
catch a glimpse of Jesus by helping him to rise up above the crowd.
Often in life we may be like this sycamore tree, without
any glory and seemingly useless but whatever we are , wherever we are and that
which we have is exactly the way God had intended. If He wanted something else He
would have made it or if He wanted us somewhere else He would have placed us
there. If we continue to be faithful where He has placed us, we will be in His
perfect will and that is exactly where He will use us to raise many other
Zacheauses who are searching for and need our help to find Jesus.
Point to
ponder : Everyone remembers Zacheaus and His transformation but hardly any of
us actually remembers the sycamore fig tree that made all that possible. Are we
willing to be that sycamore tree? Which one really matters?Being faithful or
being famous?
Let us decide today to be that sycamore tree on
which others can climb in order to see Jesus. Let us not serve the Kingdom but
the KING. Enjoy this poem that I came across on the site Empowering
Christian Women
What is Ministry?
Listening, when you'd rather fix the
problem.
Searching for the joy, when it's
easier to say "it's not fair."
Helping, when you feel like you're
the one who needs the help.
Telling God, "use me", when
you'd rather ask to be rescued.
Encouraging, even
when you don't understand God's reasoning
Hugging when it feels awkward.
Saying, "let's pray right
now," instead of "I'll pray for you."
Serving, when you doubt you have
anything left to give.
Comforting, by being the flicker of
light in others' dark caverns.
