Yet, the virtue of hope which flowed out into the world from our Lord’s empty tomb has now permeated darkness itself. How? Our enemies think this darkness belongs to them merely because they speak and sow through it. Thus, our enemies think they can hide the glory of God from us through their use of darkness. Paul teaches us “… we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God” (Romans 5:2). The laughter I laugh arises from the hope that our Lord’s victory upon the Cross won for us. How do I respond to those whispers in the darkness? I laugh. That whispering in the darkness still tries to sow its seeds of despair within my heart. However, to say whispers within the darkness has remained passive during my current time of recovery would be a lie. These foolish enemies attempt to gain any prize won by the Lord in order to spite Him. These enemies were defeated by Christ, yet they still whisper to us. Who are those enemies? Those enemies are the Devil, the World and the Flesh. Remember, darkness can rise up from the enemies that Christians have been facing for generations. Why? Those within the darkness desire to spread their vines of despair. Over these past four years things have tried to use darkness to consume my heart. I am a person that is now known as a below the knee amputee. In March of 2019, I lost more of my flesh. The story of why I needed that amputation was told early in my social media ministry ( here is the story). I lost over half of my left foot in February 2015.

Darkness within darkness awaits you