WALKING WITH JESUS AT MIDNIGHT
written by a good friend (anonymous) - Used by permission
*Quotes taken from “Keep a Quiet Heart” by Elisabeth Elliot
Recently I read a quote by Amy Carmichael: * “And only Heaven is better than to walk with Christ at midnight, over moonless seas.”
I’ll have to admit, I read and re-read that statement and still questioned what the author really meant.
Then came this explanation from Elisabeth Elliot: * “He is indeed Enough. He is not all we would ask for, if we were honest, but it is precisely when we do not have what we would ask for, and only then, that we can clearly perceive His all-sufficiency. It is when the sea is moonless that the Lord has become my Light.”
Again I read and re-read Mrs. Elliot’s quote. And slowly the lightbulb turned on. Of course, we ask God for so many things. Our list goes on and on. But He is Enough and all that we need. And it is only during times when the moon does not shine for us; when we are in darkness; when our heart hurts beyond words; when there are no answers for our questions; it is then that we realize….indeed….He is Enough….and He is all-sufficient to walk us through those moonless nights because He has then become our Light.
And what do we find after our moon-less night? What is there when morning comes? We find that He was there with us and has been faithful to not only see us through that moonless night but to bring us out into the light of day fully aware that once again He was faithful to meet our every need. And we bow before Him and say, “Thank you, Lord, for your constant care of me as Your child and for being everything that I needed during my moonless night.”
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