Last night,
on the eve of my beautiful wife’s birthday,
a storm rolled through—
lightning, wind, darkness.
And sure enough,
our street lost power.
The message from Entergy
kept pushing the repair time
later and later.
So early this morning,
in the cold and the dark,
I changed the oil in the generator
by the dim light of a dying flashlight,
found a little gas,
and got it running.
And for her birthday,
I gave my wife… light.
Enough for a shower.
Enough to start her day in warmth
instead of worry.
And as I watched that generator hum,
I heard Isaiah’s promise:
“There shall always be rejoicing
and happiness in what I create.”
God wants to bring His people
from sorrow into new life.
Storms come,
nights get long,
but sorrow never gets the final word.
The Psalm says,
“At nightfall, weeping enters in,
but with the dawn, rejoicing.”
God turns mourning into dancing—
sometimes through miracles,
sometimes through a stubborn generator
and a gallon of gas.
“Seek good and not evil,
so that you may live.”
Choose the good.
Choose the light.
Choose the small acts of love
that push back the darkness.
Jesus doesn’t give the royal official a sign.
He gives him a word:
“Your son will live.”
And the man believes
before he sees.
That’s the invitation today:
trust the Word,
even in the dark.
Because the Lord
who creates new heavens and new earth…
can certainly bring light
to one more storm‑tossed morning.
Happy Birthday Janet Laine - I love you!
Prayer
Lord, be the light that steadies me
when storms rise
and nights grow long.
Draw me from sorrow into the new life
You are always creating within me.
Teach me to choose the good,
to walk in the light,
to trust Your Word
even in the dark.
Let Your joy rise in me like dawn,
for You are faithful and near.
Amen
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