AWAKE!!

Verse for today:

"Everything exposed by the light becomes visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up Oh Sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine upon you." Ephesians 5: 13-14

I have been journaling for several weeks now, and was reading through some of those journal entries. This is a verse that spoke to me one morning when I woke up around 3 am. It was one of those mornings when I couldn't shake the sadness, and I couldn't go back to sleep. I began reading my bible, and read this verse and God reminded me how far I had come from Him and His presence in the past two years. When I think of this verse it reminds me of the song I sang as a kid, "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine..." That night I kept having this pity party and thinking how I just didn't know how I was going to carry on with life. How will I make it? How can I manage on my own? And then God reminded me. Its not by my will, but His. I was asleep for so long, dead to my sin, and had allowed satan to blow out my little candle! I prayed for His forgiveness. Right then, I began repeating, "I am a child of the King, I am a child of the King" and finally received peace and was able to fall asleep. The next morning I re read the verse, and knew that Christ was shining on me. I knew that He would give me the strength I needed to get through this time of my life. 2 Corinthians 1:10 says He has delivered us, He will deliver us, and He will continue to deliver us. Thank you Jesus for pouring out your unconditional love on me. Thank you for delivering me.