The night is the time to see the stars.

I quote a short excerpt from the following daily devotional:

Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman

01-12-2010

I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name (Isaiah 45:3).

Bible teacher F. B. Meyer once observed, "Whenever you get into a prison of circumstances, be on watch. Prisons are rare places for seeing things. It was in prison that Paul met the Lord and John looked through heaven's open door and Joseph saw God's mercy. God has no chance to show His mercy to some of us except when we are in some distressing sorrow. The night is the time to see the stars."

We must live each day to the fullest. We must live in the moment God that gives us right now. Our time of deliverance will come according to God's schedule. Meanwhile, we need to be faithful in doing what God has given us to do and be content in the place where He has placed us. When we go through a trial of adversity, we need to understand that God is performing radical surgery on our life, not to destroy us, but to give us a new heart. And, He will always reveal treasures from these secret places if we are willing to walk through the process patiently.

WILL YOU? :)

xx

grace