Let’s face it, as sinners internally, we can be a very dark place. I know that over the past couple days, I have been in a dark place and needed the LORD’s message to me this morning. I know that He wants to commune with me and where I have prayed and spoken with Him, I am not sure that my heart was in it over the past couple days.

“²³Search me, O God, and know my heart!

Try me and know my thoughts!

²⁴And see if there be any grievous way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting!”

— Psalm 139:23-24 (ESV)

But even as it has been dark, by my prayer, invitation to, and allowing the LORD in my heart, He finds the good and leads me out of the darkness.

It is easy to find yourself in darkness as this world is certainly filled with it. Yet, there is the way out and that is in the company of the LORD. He will be with us at all times and will provide all that we need, even if that need in the moment is just a little light.

“¹⁴You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:14-16 (ESV)

You see, the light is in you and me. It is just hidden under a basket that may feel to heavy to move. But with the LORD in our lives, we allow Him to do the heavy lifting and exposing the light for us to lean on. We are to let our light shine for all to see, yet we may need God to help us lift that basket off so that it can shine for us and the world.

I know that even as I have been in this dark place the past couple of days, the LORD will dwell in me and lift the basket to reveal His light in my life. He never promised that it would be easy and that there would not be difficulty, but He does promise to provide for and care for us and that starts with His light shining in us. We only need to invite Him into our heart and allow him to expose it.

What are you facing that you need light? Are you searching for the light all on your own? What if you invited the LORD in and allowed Him to dwell inside you and expose the light that He put there for you?