Faith in the Darkness

I was recently reading a book by Dr. David Jeremiah, and I came across a quote that made me stop and think. He said, “If our faith doesn’t work in the darkness, it’s not much good in the light.”

I immediately thought of a flashlight. Have you ever tried to use a flashlight in the daytime? It’s pretty useless, isn’t it? Even the brightest flashlights do little to illuminate things in the daylight because the light is already present in the form of the sun. On the contrary, when using a flashlight at night, the difference is impressive. While the light may not chase away all the shadows, it certainly helps to illuminate our path and alleviate our fears.

It’s easy to sing a song and praise the Lord when we’re walking in the light. It’s not quite so easy, however, when we’re surrounded by darkness. That’s when we need our faith the most. We need it to light our way by reminding us who God is and what He can do. We need it to illuminate our minds with the truth when we’re subjected to lies and false emotions.

Faith in the light doesn’t really shine, but faith in the dark times shines brightly for all to see. And others need to see that. We live in a day and age where people are so confused about what to believe and who or what to put their trust in. The best testimony we can give is a life of faith that shines like the “Son” no matter our circumstances.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. - Luke 17:6