Seeking God’s Face:
Seeking God… to Manifest His Presence
As we serve the Lord in ministry, we can encounter some very heavy things. Faced with brokenness, destructive choices, addictions, fears, deceptions, disease, violen ce, and poverty, life can sometimes feel dark. And yet, we carry with us a tremendous hope: the God of the universe has chosen to reveal Himself as Emmanuel, “God With Us.”
We look forward to the return of Christ with joyful anticipation, but He also gives us joy for today, hope for today, even as we walk through sorrows. The Lord is present and moving in powerful ways all around us. Oh that our eyes may be opened to see His hand at work!
1 John 2:8b encourages us that “the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.” Let that joyful news flood you today with hope, even as you watch heartbreaking events take place on the news, as you sit across from a wounded, broken soul, as you learn of a choice that you know will bring devastation. Stand in the face of darkness knowing that the true light is already shining, shining in you, around you, and through you. Allow Him to open your eyes to “how near He has been all along.”
Katie Sandquist
Aid to Women
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