Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
May 29, 1996
Good Morning!
DEPRESSION and DESPAIR: Those dark undercurrents of desperate
emotions that drag us down into the murky shadows of hopelessness
and despondency.
The bad news is that every follower of Christ seems to
be subjected from time to time to this state of gloom...this
so-called "Dark Night of the Soul:"
Job, while languishing near death cried out, "May
the day of my birth perish...I despise my life...my days have
no meaning." (Job 3:3a;7:16)
Elisha, after a great spiritual victory lamented,
"I have had enough, Lord...take my life."
(I Kings 19:5)
Paul, while suffering intense hardship in Asia,
wrote, "We were under great pressure, far beyond our
ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed,
in our hearts we felt the sentence of death..." (II
Corinthians 1:8,9a)
Today, if you are in the midst of one of these "Dark
Nights of the Soul", consider and claim
God's promises from His word. Keep in mind however,
that with most promises there is a condition for
us to fulfill:
PROMISE: "Even in darkness light dawns
for the
[CONDITION:] upright, for the gracious
and compassionate and righteous man."
(Psalm 112:4)
PROMISE: "I am the Light of the world.
[CONDITION:] Whoever follows Me
[PROMISE:] will never walk in darkness, but will have
the light of life." (John 8:12)
CONDITION:"...If you spend yourselves in
behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs
of the oppressed,
[PROMISE:] then your light will rise
in the darkness, and YOUR NIGHT WILL BECOME
LIKE THE NOONDAY. The Lord will guide you always; He
will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will
strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail." (Isaiah
58:10, 11)
Because DEPRESSION and DESPAIR are tools the Enemy often
uses in his attacks against Christ's followers, it is imperative
that we fight back with God's spiritual arsenal, which includes
the word of God. So claim His promises, fulfill the word's
conditions, and then see Him win the victory on your behalf.
(See Ephesians 6:10-20)
Your friend in Christ,
Dwight Hill
May 29, 1996
Good Morning!
DEPRESSION and DESPAIR: Those dark undercurrents of desperate
emotions that drag us down into the murky shadows of hopelessness
and despondency.
The bad news is that every follower of Christ seems to
be subjected from time to time to this state of gloom...this
so-called "Dark Night of the Soul:"
Job, while languishing near death cried out, "May
the day of my birth perish...I despise my life...my days have
no meaning." (Job 3:3a;7:16)
Elisha, after a great spiritual victory lamented,
"I have had enough, Lord...take my life."
(I Kings 19:5)
Paul, while suffering intense hardship in Asia,
wrote, "We were under great pressure, far beyond our
ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed,
in our hearts we felt the sentence of death..." (II
Corinthians 1:8,9a)
Today, if you are in the midst of one of these "Dark
Nights of the Soul", consider and claim
God's promises from His word. Keep in mind however,
that with most promises there is a condition for
us to fulfill:
PROMISE: "Even in darkness light dawns
for the
[CONDITION:] upright, for the gracious
and compassionate and righteous man."
(Psalm 112:4)
PROMISE: "I am the Light of the world.
[CONDITION:] Whoever follows Me
[PROMISE:] will never walk in darkness, but will have
the light of life." (John 8:12)
CONDITION:"...If you spend yourselves in
behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs
of the oppressed,
[PROMISE:] then your light will rise
in the darkness, and YOUR NIGHT WILL BECOME
LIKE THE NOONDAY. The Lord will guide you always; He
will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will
strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail." (Isaiah
58:10, 11)
Because DEPRESSION and DESPAIR are tools the Enemy often
uses in his attacks against Christ's followers, it is imperative
that we fight back with God's spiritual arsenal, which includes
the word of God. So claim His promises, fulfill the word's
conditions, and then see Him win the victory on your behalf.
(See Ephesians 6:10-20)
Your friend in Christ,
Dwight Hill
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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