The Treasures Of Darkness

Paul asked: "Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?" (Gal. 4:16).

Would you think it wise to take the light out of the lighthouse because it blinds you?

Do you think you would be safe from the rocks just because the light went out….no

Thank God for the treasure of truth and light in the midst of darkness.

(You will never know how many people get so mad at me when I preach the truth of

Gods concerning subjects such as adultery, homosexuality, Gods love for Israel, the

cults, holiness, stewardship, hell etc

But also consider that darkness puts before us

III THE TREASURE OF REVELATION

Darkness hides things from our sight….But the darkness never hides anything from God's sight.

Listen to the Psalmist….."The darkness and the light are both alike to thee" (Psalm 139:12).

One of the treasures of the darkness is what it reveals to us

Darkness hides those things that are near……. the things on which we focus most of our efforts . But darkness reveals those things far away ……on which we think so little about. Darkness may hide the stepping stones to your garage at night…., but it reveals the Milky Way going across the sky.

Darkness may hide the lovely rose bush at our feet, but not the stars of heaven hundreds of miles away. The darkness reveals the stars…. you can’t see the stars until the darkness reveals them

Napoleon, the great soldier, declared: "I find in the stars all the proof I want of the existence of God."

Listen what the Bible says about the stars …star that without the revelation of the darkness you’d never see…Let me list just a few

"Praise him, all ye stars of light" (Psalm 148:3)……. The stars declare He is worthy of our praise

"The stars in their courses fought against Sisera" (Judges 5:20)…..They reveal God is our protection

"As the stars of heaven for multitude" (Deut. 1:10). …The stars speak of God’s vastness

"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names" (Psalm 147:4). He is All knowing …..and ever present

"Though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down" (Obadiah 4). …..The stars speak to us concerning Mans Arrogance

The stars speak of future punishment for those who refuse to repent…."wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness . for ever"………. (Jude 13)…

They speak of God’s ultimate triumphant…."They shall shine..... as the stars for ever and ever" (Dan. 12:3). …They shout of God’s glory…..and of the Glory of the Godly

"The sun and the moon and the stars shall be put under his feet."

There are great treasures in the darkness when we remember that the

darkness reveals the stars, ……and in revealing the stars we see a God of

perfect order.

Jesus is the bright and morning star who said I am the Light of the world

Thank God it was in the 3 hours of Darkness on the cross that Jesus was rejected

and because of that……Every individual that realizes they are a sinner….and humbly repent of their sin ….and receives by faith Jesus Christ into their heart will be free from the chains of the sin of darkness …and will one day dwell in the presence of light forever….That darkness revealed Jesus as the Savior of the world beloved.