A shaft of light through the darkness.
Posted by appolus on May 28, 2022
For the last six months, I have suffered, almost non stop, from two pinched nerves. I have lived with chronic pain, but this is something “special.” Please, and don’t be offended by this, but please do not comment on the pain, my condition or express sympathy or remedies. My interest is in an analogy. The moments when, for no particular reason, there is no pain. It is overwhelming and quite emotional as I revel in the short window. The heavens seem to open up and I am surrounded by such satisfaction and appreciation for “normal.”
It occurred to me how much this experience is like the presence of God. That moment when all of a sudden and entirely unexpectedly my Lord is with me in His manifest presence. How, all the noise of the world just seems to melt away and I am in my “normal,” place. A place of no pain, no sadness, a place of radiating overwhelming beauty. I know it won’t last but I only know that afterwards. For eternity is always eternity even if it’s only for a moment. One day, one day soon, eternity will be moments no more.
I will wait for Him.
If I had to wait a thousand years,I would wait for Him. He is my all in all and I am swallowed whole by wholeness and it changes me. The world grows ever dimmer and the bright impenetrable light of His soon coming, beckons me. It calls to the depths of my spirit. I learned a long time ago that even if all the heavens above me are covered by clouds, that above those clouds there lies an eternal blue sky. And every now and then, the clouds part and a shaft of light engulfs me and renews my spirit and warms my soul.
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Prayergate said
SO REAL and SO TRUE, Brother! 🙂
appolus said
Amen! ………bro Frank.
belovedlittlelamb said
Thank you for sharing this testimony of His faithful Grace to you. It brings to mind the song “Turn your eyes upon Jesus” and these words from
Psalm 34: 3-9
3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
appolus said
Amen sister! ……bro Frank.
Anonymous said
Amen..hip surgery coming for me as my back and hip are both very painful..I can only speak of my pain I can’t possibly speak about yours but so glad you shared His presence is my peace and it’s not always but instead of the time these days the darkness in the world is too much and yet I continue to hold fast,quickly to His lamp and light to my feet..
appolus said
God bless you when the surgery comes. Hold fast saint, hold fast to His glory……..bro Frank.
Peterina kerr said
Hallelujah brother Frank we praise and thank our heavenly Father for the shafts of the light of aHis presence that breaks through into our circumstances and,bri gs His joy and peace a glimpse of what is to come,in His Holy presence, glory glory to His Name,Amen amd amem ,
appolus said
Amen sister!……..bro Frank.
Kenneth & Bia said
Yes brother! Yes! He is coming soon!
appolus said
Amen!!!! …….bro Frank.