The Day
And there was evening and there was morning, one day (see Gen 1:5).
Here we see that a day begins with the evening. This is a prophecy that with the great things the Lord brings forth, there is usually darkness before the dawn. This is a consistent truth throughout the Scriptures.
For example, Israel was subject to four hundred years of slavery before they were led into the freedom of the Promised Land. Their oppression became the greatest just before they were set free by the power of God. The great saints of Scripture usually went through a period of darkness before they were brought forth into the purposes of God. Joseph had to go through slavery and imprisonment. King David was persecuted by Saul, and chased by the very people over which he was called to rule. Jesus had to go to the cross and die before He could be resurrected to His place of authority and glory.
Between the place where we receive the promises of God and the fulfillment of those promises, there will almost always be a wilderness that is the exact opposite of what we have been promised. In order to test their faith and purify their hearts, the children of Israel had to wander through a desert, where there was no water, before they could get to the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. We will go through trials too. Even so, as we are told in James 1:2-4,12:
- Pray that this month the Lord will bring to prominence every seed of His purpose which has come to its time of springing forth. Pray that it shall not fail to come to prominence.
- Pray that you will rejoice and be glad in Him in all things. (1 Thess. 5:16-18, Phil 4:4). The joy of the Lord will be your strength through every aspect of this month (Neh. 8:10)
- Pray that God will use you as an instrument to bring beauty for ashes, oil of joy, garment of praise and liberty in the spirit to your family, business, and Jehovah’s inheritance wherever you are placed. (Is 61:1-14)