BBD 10.22.13 The Dayspring (Classic)
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10.22.13
The Dayspring
Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high
has visited us; to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of
death, To guide our feet into the way of peace. - Luke 1:78-79.
As a parole officer, (before I was a pastor), I would
often go into spiritually dark places. Sometimes it would be into bars trying
to find someone or it would be into homes that were not really homes.
Sometimes, it would be to visit or interview someone in jail or prison. The
darkness was so great and is so great in so many lives. Just today there has
been much evil, much darkness in our world. Terrible things have happened today;
and today is no worse than yesterday, or the day before.
God knew that that there would be evil, that there would
be darkness - He knew. That is why Jesus came to be born in a manger. That is
why God Himself came down from the glories of Heaven to walk upon this earth in
flesh. He came and suffered in our place so that light could come into the
darkened and near death lives of the people on Planet Earth.
If you have ever worked all night, the sun is such a
welcome sight. The sun, as it arises, seems to give new strength and chases the
darkness away. In Luke 1:78,
Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, calls the unborn Jesus the "Dayspring." Jesus is
the "Dayspring" that will chase away the darkness just as does the
rising sun. In Malachi, Jesus is the Sun of
Righteousness.
Have you been in the darkness, sitting in the shadow of
death itself? Why not let the "Dayspring" forth in
your life and allow the Sun of Righteousness to bring new light, new life into your heart.
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