21天季節性先知信息－第13天－黑暗中的真光
恰克・皮爾斯 
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21天之第13天：黑暗中的真光

在光明節的第二天，我們要謹記：真光在黑暗中愈發閃亮！記得去年的光明節我在新奧爾良。神指引我沿著河邊禱告，也在法蘭西區走禱。當我經過一家陳設著巫毒咒物的商店時，我感覺神要我走進去看看。

我先是一驚，前一年，我才曾花時間努力棄絕我原生家族通靈術以及神秘活動的血緣關係，從我生命中清除出去，以便我能更清晰地聽到神的話語。不過這次，我認得這是神的聲音，於是就順服地走進那家商店。我邊走進去邊想：“這裡這麼黑暗，這裡這些牽扯的人也都這麼黑暗，我為什麼要在這裡呢？”

上帝馬上對我說，“我去過地獄的深處。我向黑暗深處送去我話語的真光！我送你到這裡，在接下來的日子裡，我還要差你去很多黑暗之處服事！”

在這光明節的節期裡，定睛觀看你裡面的真光如何穿透周遭的黑暗。

佩妮˙傑克森昨天發來訊息：

“今天外面很暗，雖然還只是中午，根本看不到太陽，雲層厚重寒冷。我從前窗望出去，看到鄰居點起了聖誕燈飾，白色燈光清晰地閃爍在灰色背景上。屋裡，我上班回來，沒開燈坐在那裡，欣賞著我的聖誕樹和花環上的燈光。

它們的光芒溫暖了屋裡最黑暗的角落。昨天是藍天麗日，我也同樣只點著聖誕燈飾。但我意識到，晴天下的燈光效果和今天的雲層截然不同。真光真的是在黑暗中最為閃亮，不是麼？在黑暗中燈塔指引著水手航行的方向，在黑暗中手電筒照亮我們前面的路，甚至一盞小小的夜燈，在黑暗中的光亮也能讓孩子不再害怕。

聖經以賽亞書和馬太福音都記著：
「那坐在黑暗裡的百姓，看見了大光，坐在死蔭之地的人，有光發現照著他們。」「耶穌，這世界的真光，是在極其黑暗絕望的時刻降生的。」

約翰福音8章12節記著：
「他對眾人說：”我是世界的光，跟從我的，就不在黑暗裡走，必要得著生命的光。”」

我相信沒有人喜歡當今世界的亂象，但正是在這樣的黑暗中，世界的真光才能愈來愈明亮，直到日期近了，永遠的光明來臨。享受這個季節你們生命中的真光吧，為耶穌歡呼，他是在黑暗中閃亮到永遠的真光。

‘在伯利恒之野地裡有牧羊的人，夜間按著更次看守羊群。有主的使者站在他們旁邊，主的榮光四面照著他們，牧羊的人就甚懼怕。那天使對他們說：不要懼怕，我報給你們大喜的信息，是關乎萬民的。因今天在大衛的城裡，為你們生了救主，就是主基督。’”（路加福音2章8-11節）

神祝福你
恰克˙皮爾斯

Day 13 of 21 Days: Light in the Darkness!

On the second full day of Hanukkah, we need to remember that LIGHT SHINES in the DARKNESS! I remember being in New Orleans during Hanukkah one year. The Lord was having me pray along the river and in the French Quarter. I went by one shop where the evidence of voodoo was present and I felt the Lord impress to go in and look around. I was startled at first, knowing that our family had spiritism in our blood line. The year prior, I had spent time renouncing the occult practices from my life so I could hear the Lord speak more clearly. However, I knew His voice and consequently obeyed. When I got in the shop, my thoughts were: "This is so dark in here and the people who are involved are dark. What am I doing in here?” The Lord immediately spoke to me and said, “I visited the depths of hell. I sent My Word as Light into darkness! I sent you in here. In days ahead, I will have many assignments for you in many dark places!”

During this Hanukkah season, watch how the Light in you pierces the darkness around you. Penny Jackson sent this yesterday:

“It's dark outside today. While it's only noon, there's no sun to be seen, and the clouds look heavy and wintry. As I look out my front window, I see my neighbors putting up their Christmas lights, white twinkling lights that stand out clearly against their gray backdrop. Inside, I am home from work, sitting with the lamps off, enjoying the lights on my Christmas tree and garlands. Their glow warms the darkest corners of the house today. Yesterday it was sunny with blue skies. Once again I had only Christmas lights on. While I was aware that they were on, the effect was just not the same as today against the clouds. It's really against dark that light shines brightest, isn't it? It's in the dark where a lighthouse helps sailors navigate. It's in the dark that a flashlight shows us the path in front of us. It's even the little nightlight that shines to keep a child from being afraid in the dark.

Scripture says in both Isaiah and Matthew that ‘the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.’ Jesus, the Light of the world, was born into a time of great darkness and hopelessness. In John 8:12, He promises, ‘I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ I don't think anyone likes seeing the events of the world right now. But it is IN this darkness that the Light of the world will shine brighter and brighter, as the day approaches when it will be light always. Enjoy the lights in your life this season and celebrate Jesus, the great Light who shines brightly amidst the darkness, and always will.

‘There were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said to them, fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior which is Christ the Lord.’" (Luke 2: 8-11)

Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce