Light

The people who walked in darkness

Have seen a great light;

Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,

Upon them a light has shined.
-Isaiah 9:2

I've been thinking about this verse for the past few days. I love how Isaiah represents light with 2 opposite extremes - 1) Darkness & 2)Shadow of Death. I thought ok, thats cool and all, but then when I was really meditating on it, I realized that light can only shine when in darkness and when in a shadow. I love the fact that Scripture tells us that we have to have gone through darkness or dwelled in the land of the shadow of death, to experience the true essence and power of light. God's light shining in us. Scripture says, that we not only have went through the land of the shadow of death, but we have dwelled there. I have been thinking about my own life these past few weeks, and it has been nothing short of rough. But I have been thinking about the places my heart has dwelled these past few weeks. They have dwelled in the shadow of death. They have dwelled on what could have been, on what was suppossed to happen, and even on expectations. These are all representations of the shadow of death, because they sure did not bring light into aspects of my life. But after dwelling there, and reading this verse, light has shone and must shine.

Chose to embark and set your eyes on the light that has shone and not dwell on the shadow of death.