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T Many of us have been living in our own personal
he darkness consumed me. It spread over
the McComb, Mississippi neighborhood
and tucked it in like a child ready for
sleep. The houses, the trees, and the road
devoid of street lights disappeared. Even the moon,
stars and clouds were missing in action. The silence
was unsettling instead of peaceful. As I kept walk-
ing, I didn’t know where I was going. I lacked di-
rection, soundness and any hope of making it back
to my grandmother’s house. It made me feel like I
was navigating a cave that had no depth.
Periodically, I would hear snippets of laughter and
conversations. I turned my head toward the direc-
tion of the noise, but I could not see any man clear-
ly. My breathing came out in hyperventilated
huffs. My uncle’s voice pierced the night air.
He said, “Angie, don’t be scared. I’m right beside
you. Just follow the sound of my voice.”
His large hand wrapped around mine. My heart
leaped with joy when I saw my grandmother’s
porch light. It pierced the darkness and marked its
territory. When I saw the light, peace filled me.
Everything was finally all right in the world.
Darkness has consumed the earth again like a little
leaven permeating a whole lump of dough. A reg-
istered sex offender kidnaps a 7-month-old girl at
knifepoint. Two pastors in Toledo, Ohio and a
teacher from Georgia are arrested for sex traffick-
ing minors.
Parkland High School students still battle with the
effects of school shootings. Kate Spade and Antho-
ny Bourdain have committed suicide. The spirits of
perversion and carnality run rampant throughout
the media and the world.
The world has been placed inside a cave, and there
is a large stone being rolled in front of it. It’s bur-
ied in darkness. The whole earth is crying out for
the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8: 19
-23).
Where is the light that is supposed to be set upon
the hill?
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caves. Adversity and afflictions have come upon us.
Maybe we are battling a health issue, struggling in
our finances or dealing with grief. Maybe fear,
anxiety or depression have developed a stronghold.
Perhaps the spirit of intimidation is operating in
those close to you to silence your voice. Our spir-
itual house is rocking and rolling in the storm, but
it may have caused some of us to abandon our
posts.
We often think of abandonment when people who
were not of us went out from us as in 1 John 2:19.
We are not always the abandoned; sometimes we
can be the abandoners. When we see what is going
on in the world, do we complain, ignore or walk
away? Do we intercede in prayer or show God’s
love? Have we pursued our God-given purpose?
Caves can be a refuge, a hiding place or a burial
ground. Elijah ran to a cave when Jezebel pro-
nounced a death sentence over his life. He heard
God’s still voice guiding him through the darkness.
David made the cave of Adullam his stronghold.
God made it a place of preparation as the dis-
tressed and discontented came to him for leader-
ship. Lazarus and Jesus were buried in caves only
to display God’s light through the power of resur-
rection.
The world is a cave that may look like the darkness
of death, but it is being prepared to hear God’s
voice through you to lead them toward the light of
Jesus. Only He can make it all right in our world.
It is time for you to rise and be about the Father’s
business.