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Treasures in Darkness
by Os Hillman
“I will give you the
treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know
that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” – Isaiah 45:3
“I have never been in this place before. It is new ground for me,
and I find I am way out of my comfort zone. I am scared to death to trust Him
at this level. I had to confess to the Lord I have not been able to accept or
believe His love for me in this area.”
Those were the words
I expressed to a friend when I was in a difficult place in my life. That day
when I confessed those words, God led me to this passage of Scripture.
What we perceive as
dark periods in our lives are designed to be treasures from God. They are
actually riches stored in secret places.
We cannot see those
times in this light because of the often-accompanying pain or fear that
prevents us from accepting these times as treasures.
They have a particular purpose from God’s viewpoint: “… so that you may know that I
am the Lord… who summons you by name.”
You see, unless we
are cast into times in which we are completely at God’s mercy for breakthroughs
in our lives, we will never experience God’s faithfulness in those areas.
We will never know
how personal He is, or that He can be trusted to meet the deepest needs in our
lives.
God wants each of us to know that we are “summoned by name.”
Every hair of our
head is numbered.
He knows every
activity we are involved in.
His love for you and
me knows no bounds, and He will take every opportunity to demonstrate this to
us.
Has God brought you
into a place of darkness?
Trust Him today to
reveal that hidden treasure that can be found in this darkness.
Let Him summon you by
name.
Os
Hillman
owned and operated an ad agency from 1984-2001. During this time he served
clients such as American Express, Steinway Pianos, US Kids Golf, Peachtree
Software, ADP Payroll Services, Parisian Department stores (now Belk), Thomas
Nelson Publishers and many non-profit organizations. His company won many
prestigious awards from the Direct Marketing Industry such as the International
Echo Award, Direct Marketing’s highest achievement for excellence in direct
marketing for specific ad campaigns.
Os has
been featured on CNBC, LA Times, NY Times and many Christian media. He has been
a regular contributor to Crosswalk.com, Charisma, and Christian Post. He has
spoken at Harvard University and was a visiting professor at Regent University
for a season. Os is also an editorial contributor to Crosswalk.com and
iDisciple platforms.
Today Os
Hillman is president of Marketplace Leaders and Aslan Group Publishing,
and is involved in several entrepreneur ventures related to publishing
and internet marketing. He has an online bookstore, TGIFbookstore.com serving
the faith and work movement. He is an author of 18 books, speaker, consultant
and recognized authority in the role that faith and ethics play in the
marketplace. Os began sending out a daily internet email newsletter
entitled TGIF Today God Is Firstin 1998. Today TGIF is subscribed to by
more 150,000 people daily worldwide but read by many more in 104 countries.
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