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JUNE 13
WHAT OF THE NIGHT?
“He called to me out of Seir,
Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?
The watchman said, The
morning cometh, and also the
night.” (Isa. 21:11-12)
There is a thrill to the
words, “the morning cometh”.
How we yearn for the dawn of
the new day, HIS DAY, and
the establishment of Shis
kingdom in righteousness
upon the earth. But why this
addition, “and also the
night?”
Dispensationally, the
morning came with Jesus,
“the True Light, which
lighteth every man that
cometh into the world.”
(John 1:9). He was “a light
to lighten the nations, and
the glory of Thy people
Israel.” (Luke 2:32). It was
a glorious morning! A gospel
for the poor, healing,
sight, liberty, the
acceptable year of the Lord.
We would walk in that light.
However, “the night cometh
when no man can work.” (John
9:4) is also being fulfilled
dispensationally, and earth
is facing the darkest of
nights as this present evil
age comes to its close. Thus
the cycles continue, and
after the night, praise God,
we look for the dawning of
THAT DAY.
Individually, we find these
cycles also running their
course. When He “lights our
candle” and the joy of
salvation surges within, it
is a new day, dawning bright
and glorious. Out of the
dark night of sin and shame
the word came to us “the
morning comes,” and He was
that Morning bringing us a
new day. However long this
shines, is according to
God’s processing for the
individual, but in due time,
“and also the night,”
followed. Plunged into the
dark night of the soul, the
Cross looms on the horizon,
and begins to embrace us.
There is an inner work to be
accomplished before we come
into that glorious realm
where there is no night, but
light abides eternally.
Do not fear your night
experiences, learn to
recognize that they are
actually the entrance of a
new dimension in God. “The
darkness hideth not from
Thee; for the night shineth
as the day: the darkness and
the light are both alike
unto Thee.” (Ps. 139:12). He
walks with us through our
night seasons, and we learn
to walk in the light of the
indwelling Christ, but the
way is leading us into that
more perfect day.
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