Today's Passage: 2 Kings 24-25
"This is going to hurt." That is what I heard come out of a nurse's mouth as she was going to reopen a large gash in my right. As you can imagine, I was not at all excited. Once she reopened the wound it began to bleed and she cleaned it out so that no infection could set in. After a few minutes this pain subsided and eventually the gash healed.
Israel in 2 Kings 25 went through a situation that is eerily familiar to me. They knew that a terrible time was ahead and there would be pain. They also knew God would deliver them from their bondage. At this exact point though they probably were only able to focus on the pain. This is simply one more chapter in the story of God's plan. There are some chapters in the Old Testament that just do not make sense to us. Some chapters are full of excitement. These in particular are full of darkness and pain, but we know from Scripture and experience that light is ahead. You may find yourself in a dark place right now, but there is light ahead. For us today the light is in Jesus Christ and we experience him through the movement of the Holy Spirit.
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