“As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.”         Genesis 15:12 NIV

When the Lord did finally appear, Abram was enveloped in a great darkness. Part of the darkness was due to the time of day. The rest was due to the work of the Lord in his life. The Lord brought Abram into a dark time so that He might increase and mature his faith. The Lord still does this in the lives of His people. He allows us into the dark times of life so that we might learn to trust Him more. He allows our faith to be matured in the darkness. The disciples, Daniel, Noah, and many others, all had to face their darkness to learn that the Lord could handle their situation. Let us not fear our darknesses. The Lord is working out His perfect will in our lives and He is growing us into maturity. No one said it would be fun, but it sure is beneficial! During this time of Darkness, the Lord comes to Abram to tell him of His plans for his descendants, who have yet to be born. He goes into great detail to let Abram know that which He was about to do. Our Lord doesn’t usually come with all the details of what He is doing. He wants us to learn to walk by faith and not by sight. We are reminded of this truth 4 times in the Bible, Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38. When He tells us the same thing four times it means that He wants us to fully grasp it! We are to walk by faith not by sight!

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, as You share Your plans for us, we are to walk by faith not sight.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Thank You Lord, that Your plans for us are good, pleasing and perfect, but You still call us to walk by faith and not sight as You show us Your ways. AMEN

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

Matthew 14:1-12

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