I stepped back from a painting I’d been working on for hours. Something wasn’t right with the light. A professor of mine used to say the best way to see the light was to squint. So, I tried that, and what I still needed to do became clearer.
I’ve been trying that same squinting
technique with the events happening on the other side of this spinning orb in Afghanistan.
But try as I might, the light has been hard to see. The heartbreaking images sear into our minds
and the darkness threatens to overwhelm.
The temptation is to avoid the news regarding this situation, but that feels an awful lot like those in the Good Samaritan story who went to the other side of the road to avoid helping the man who had been robbed and beaten.
There’s a lot to process, and
emotions can run the gamut, but I’ve been joining with others
around the world, as many of you have, to corporately ask God for miraculous intervention, because
it seems that’s what it’s going to take to resolve this crisis.
Brother Andrew who has spent his
life getting the word of God to people in desperate situations used to pray
when smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain, “Lord, you made blind eyes see.
Now make seeing eyes blind.” And God did time after time as Bibles made it
through check points. I’ve been praying for those who are trying to find their
way out, that the eyes of the oppressors would be blind to their movements.
We’ve also been interceding for
the service men and women who have once more been deployed to this region to
help Americans and refugees escape. Even now, they are in harm’s way to help
others. May they be kept safe in their endeavors.
I remind myself of this verse
from John 1:5, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not
overcome it.” No matter how bleak any
situation may seem, there is a light that cannot be extinguished. I am trusting
the light of Jesus is going forth even in these desolate circumstances.
Let’s continue to pray for
miracles and hold on to hope. Let’s pray for those in authority to have
supernatural wisdom to discern the best plan of action at this point.
If you feel led to give, I am providing a link to Samaritan's Purse who is doing good work by partnering with others on the ground to provide escape for many. They were able to bring out around 700 in one day. HERE for Samaritan's Purse. (I receive no remuneration for providing this link).
There's much to be done, but my heart’s desire is that day by day more light would break forth and soon no
squinting will be required.
