Watch for the morning: It'll Surely Come
Matthew 26
38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
Luke 22
45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Psalms 130
5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Psalms 30
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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We often get there, where expectations would be delayed till night.
The power of darkness have their hours as we wait.
Jesus and His disciples had to go through this inevitable passage of sorrow. Hell held sway because there's an inevitable cup that must be drunk.
Jesus described such times as when a woman is in labor. She had sorrow. It's a passage she must go through. But she forgets the pain as soon as she's delivered of the baby.
The hour of the power of darkness doesn't last. It'll pass if we go through with God.
Weeping won't last beyond the morning. So we in hope wait for the morning. We wait for God having done all.
At such a time as this, when we take stock of what an outgoing year has been to us, we often have many unfinished projects, failures and expectations yet to be fulfilled, answered prayers yet to manifest in the physical abound but we know what to do. We keep watching for the morning. It won't fail.
When the hour and the power of darkness came, and it was time for Jesus to go to the cross to shed His blood for the sin of the world, the major reason of His coming and so bear testimony to the truth... It was as if His Father had forsaken Him.
He had to let go for the enemy, who made jest of Him and bullied Him and eventually killed Him. He gave up His spirit and died.
And that hour lasted till the third day but not beyond. He was as one who watched and hoped for the morning in God and eventually the morning came, light shone in the region of darkness and the power of darkness was broken as He rose from the dead.
As vicious as the host of hell was, it became impossible for death to hold Him captive, the time and the power of darkness had expired and the gates of hell broken down and as it is written, He made an open show of them and triumphed over them.
That's the example we have. Are you going through such a time? Put your hope in God. He is the help of your countenance. He will come and save you.
I can't say the coming of a New year means the end of your hour of darkness but I know it brings with it hope and the opportunity not to fall asleep as we watch waiting for the breaking of day... He that's joined to all the living has hope, a living dog is better than a dead lion... There's hope... We only...stand upon our watch of hope to see how the promises of God for us are worked out, waiting for the breaking of the day...
Hope doesn't make ashamed ... Hold on with high expectations for the coming year... It'll sure be another exciting year...
Keep hope alive! Your joy comes!
Good morning!
