Nogle
gange sætter Gud os gennem oplevelsen og disciplinen i mørket for
at lære os at høre og adlyde ham. Sangfugle læres at synge i
mørke, og Gud sætter os i ”skyggen af hans hånd”, indtil
vi lærer at høre ham (Jesaja 49: 2). ”Uanset hvad jeg siger dig i
mørket ...” - vær opmærksom, når Gud sætter dig i mørke, og
hold din mund lukket, mens du er der. Er du i mørke lige nu under
dine omstændigheder eller i dit liv med Gud? I så fald skal du
forblive stille. Hvis du åbner din mund i mørket, taler du, mens du
er i forkert humør - mørket er tiden til at lytte. Tal ikke med
andre mennesker om det; læse ikke bøger for at finde ud af årsagen
til mørket; bare lyt og adlyd. Hvis du taler med andre mennesker,
kan du ikke høre, hvad Gud siger. Når du er i mørke, skal du
lytte, og Gud vil give dig en meget dyrebar besked til en anden, når
du er tilbage i lyset.
Efter
hver mørketid skulle vi opleve en blanding af glæde og ydmygelse.
Hvis der kun er glæde, stiller jeg spørgsmålstegn ved, om vi
overhovedet har hørt Gud. Vi skulle opleve glæde ved at have hørt
Gud tale, men for det meste ydmygelse for at have taget så lang tid
at høre ham! Så vil vi udråbe: ”Hvor langsomt jeg har været med
at lytte og forstå, hvad Gud har fortalt mig!” Og alligevel har
Gud sagt det i dage og endda uger. Men når du først hører ham,
giver han dig en ydmygelsesgave, som bringer en blødhed i hjertet -
en gave, der altid får dig til at lytte til Gud nu
ENGLISH
Whatever
I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the
ear, preach on the housetops. —Matthew 10:27
Sometimes
God puts us through the experience and discipline of darkness to
teach us to hear and obey Him. Song birds are taught to sing in the
dark, and God puts us into “the shadow of His hand” until we
learn to hear Him (Isaiah 49:2). “Whatever I tell you in the dark…”
— pay attention when God puts you into darkness, and keep your
mouth closed while you are there. Are you in the dark right now in
your circumstances, or in your life with God? If so, then remain
quiet. If you open your mouth in the dark, you will speak while in
the wrong mood— darkness is the time to listen. Don’t talk to
other people about it; don’t read books to find out the reason for
the darkness; just listen and obey. If you talk to other people, you
cannot hear what God is saying. When you are in the dark, listen, and
God will give you a very precious message for someone else once you
are back in the light.
After
every time of darkness, we should experience a mixture of delight and
humiliation. If there is only delight, I question whether we have
really heard God at all. We should experience delight for having
heard God speak, but mostly humiliation for having taken so long to
hear Him! Then we will exclaim, “How slow I have been to listen and
understand what God has been telling me!” And yet God has been
saying it for days and even weeks. But once you hear Him, He gives
you the gift of humiliation, which brings a softness of heart— a
gift that will always cause you to listen to God now
