Isaiah 45:3
New King James Version (NKJV) I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden riches of secret places,That you may know that I, the Lord,
Who call you by your name,
Am the God of Israel
Today is Blog Hop Thursday at our online Bible Study over at Proverbs 31 ministries and I have chosen the verse above from their topic suggestions to share here on my blog.
I have been thinking since Sunday when this verse was posted about the first eight words in this verse." I will give you the treasures of darkness" and I keep going back to the fact that darkness is not always looked at as holding any sort of treasure. Many people are afraid of darkness so how could they feel a peace being told that they would be given treasures of darkness?
As I think on this I begin to focus on the fact that this should be cause for questions in prayer to God asking what treasures are you talking about, Lord Jesus, in darkness? Of course as I already am aware from sleeping out side in the dark of night there are innumerable treasures in the night sky alone. I see the stars and the milky way and the awesome night lights that shower me with the beauty they hold and it brings me near to tears at the wonder of how Big my God is. Then here he is telling me in this verse he will give me the treasures of darkness. WOW!
Then there is the fireflies that do their mating lights in the summer. The crickets and night sounds that you don't hear in daylight.Oh yes, what can I have for treasures in darkness that could even outweigh these earthly things he has blessed us with? The verse goes on to say " And the hidden riches of secret places." Now I am thinking in the area of God's Word on this part and I know as I have read the Bible now for many years that it has revealed new things to me at different times as I needed.One of the treasures of God's Word is it's being alive and active to feed new truths to our hearts and minds. So I see here the hidden riches of secret places in light of one definition of hidden that says:prevent (an emotion or fact) from being apparent or known; keep secret ... At the right time God reveals the truth ~ hidden riches of secret places ~ maybe the secret places of His Heart , love that thought. Then at the right time because of his great love for me he gives me these treasures in darkness and the hidden riches of secret places. He says He does this that I may know He is the Lord and that He is the God.
I have lots more to think on and am so blessed by His word! I hope this is a blessing to you as well.
Lord Jesus,
Thank you for Your great love for me and Your Word that brings life and treasures to those who read it. I am so thankful Lord Jesus that you have given us your breath of life in the Words of the Bible. Thank you . Amen
Beautiful thoughts, Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz! God's word is definitely a treasure , isn't it? Thanks for shedding some light on a passage that I was having some trouble grasping!
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ReplyDeleteYES!!!!! Thank you so much for that wonderful perspective! That's exactly what it is "of darkness" it's our perspective looking at things (even in the dark) through the lense of God's word! Thank you for sharing this. Those words "of darkness" had been tripping me up since I read them Sunday as well. I have dug into this scripture, commentaries, etc trying to get a better grasp on it. When I read your post it helped me realize even in our darkest moments there are treasures of God to be found. Thank you!
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Thank you ladies for reading my blog post and responding. I was so blessed with this verse and am still wanting to glean more from those treasures of darkness.
ReplyDeleteAwesome insight into the treasures of the darkness!! He is such an awesome God that no matter where we look, light of the day, dark of the night, His love can be found everywhere!! Thanks very much for sharing. Blessings to you!!
ReplyDeleteTrish (OBS Blog Hop Team)