Arise and Shine

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and
the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 
Isaiah 60:1

During the past several weeks, the Lord has been confirming to me that I have a "work" to do... 

...that is going to extend far beyond the prison I'm confined to. I've known this in my heart for a long time, but now it's becoming clearer. Something inside me is changing. A new season has begun. And there will of course be many spiritual battles ahead. Yet after each of these battles will come a sweet victory.

The Lord has been preparing me for this. At times, however, I've been running in the opposite direction like the prophet Jonah did. God called him to the city of Nineveh, and Jonah fled to Tarshish, until the Lord successfully persuaded him that it's always best to do it God's way.

And John the Baptist, as the New Testament reveals, had to live in the desert until his appointed time. So many I say that, within the depths of my soul, I sense the Holy Spirit is doing something similar with me. And I pray I'll be ready when the time comes. That I would say "Yes" to the Lord and not fail to answer the call, as I've done many times in the past.

It will be a new beginning for me. I sense it. I know it. "Lord, please give me the courage and the strength to fulfill your will. Amen."

D.B.