He is Series Day #13 Or HaOlam (Light of the World)— When the Darkness Feels Heavy, and You Just Need Light

Psalm 18:28 “It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.”

This is one of the verses that is great to copy down somewhere and look at often. This is a great verse to refer to when you are in times of trouble or when you are confused as to what you should do. It is a short verse, so it is easy to memorize. Whenever we are struggling or feeling like we need some direction, Scripture is a great place to turn to. There are so many answers and reassurances to be found in the Bible. The problem can sometimes be that we don’t know where to find those answers. This is why it is a good idea when we hear a verse that we think can provide us comfort, we write it down somewhere we can easily find it again when we need it.

This verse talks about how God lights our lamp. He lights up our darkness. You are not an exception to this. Are you currently going through a dark time in your life? Are you struggling with something and wondering if you will ever get through it? I have so many friends who feel like they are in a really dark place right now. Many are chronically ill, and they are so tired of being sick. It seems like it is never-ending. I also have friends who are struggling with money and with basic needs, and they don’t know what to do. Do you know someone going through a similar darkness? This seems to be a very difficult time for so many of us. We all feel so alone, and yet when we are brave enough to talk about what we are going through, we find out that we are not alone.

I hope this verse can bring them and you a lot of comfort. They are not in this darkness alone, and neither are you. The Lord is with you. He is always with you. There is never a time when you are going through anything alone. God is with you each and every step of the way. He will never abandon you. Sometimes, when we are in the darkness, it is hard to see the light. I am sure that when my friends are up late at night and in pain or worried about finances, they feel alone in the darkness. I am sure they are wondering if it will ever end. Yes, it will end. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and that light is our Lord.

Or HaOlam, The Lord is our light. When you are in a period of darkness or when you are unsure what to do, turn to the Lord, and He will light the way. Sometimes, he will shine a bright light and provide some sort of solution that renews your hope and brightens your whole day. Other times, he may just shine a flashlight. He may not illuminate the whole way forward. He might just give you the next right step, and then He doesn’t illuminate the next step until you take that first one. This can be frustrating. We often want to know the whole plan before we take any steps forward. Moving forward on our journey, one step at a time, takes a lot of faith. Where is the path leading us? What if we start down it and then we don’t like where we are going? We hesitate to take that first step because we are afraid.

The Lord has our best interests at heart. He would not lead us down the wrong path. He has amazing things planned for each one of us, but we have to be brave enough to keep taking the next right step, even when we can’t see where our steps are leading. Even if we feel like we are walking in the dark. The Lord is our light. Do you know where all of our fear and questioning comes from? The enemy! He puts these questions in our hearts because he is afraid of what would happen if we all followed the Lord’s light. Can you imagine if everyone on earth were following the Lord and living up to the potential that God gave them? Imagine what an amazing world this would be to live in if we all just did the next right thing.

The enemy has imagined that, and it didn’t make him happy. He loves it when we are at odds with one another. I am sure he and the rest of his evil spirits have been celebrating a lot over these last few years. The way we have been treating our fellow Americans over the last few years is crazy. I am sure it is not just the last few years; I know racism has been a problem since the creation of the country. However, these last few years, everything seems to have spiked. The country is so divided on so many issues. It reminds me of Luke 12:52-53, which says, " From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

Why are we so at odds with one another? Because the enemy wants us to be. He is a liar and a troublemaker. He whispers things in our ears all the time. Our loved one can say something to us that isn’t a big deal, and yet we can blow it up into a huge thing, all because the enemy tells us we shouldn’t let them get away with it, or he keeps reminding us of it over and over again. He may point out annoying things about those around us just to keep us arguing. He points out the differences between us and everyone else rather than showing us how we are alike. The enemy is awful, and we can’t let him into our minds. It says in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, “Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards; for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.”

This verse shows us how to live in the light God provides. It reminds us that we are not really fighting ourselves; we are fighting the enemy and all his evil spirits. The verse is also reassuring because it says that our powers are not merely human but can destroy strongholds. Does the enemy have any strongholds against you? Is there something he has been telling you for a long time that you keep believing? Or maybe it is an illness or an addiction, and the enemy keeps feeding you all kinds of lies about how it is never going to go away. He may be telling you God can’t take it from you or God won’t take it from you. The enemy may be telling you that you have always been like this, so you will always be like this. Don’t believe him; the enemy is a liar.

This verse tells us how to defeat the enemy. It says, “We take every thought captive to obey Christ.” Take your thoughts captive. Right now, the enemy has hijacked a lot of our thoughts and is feeding us misinformation. He is taking some kernel of truth and twisting it to fit his purpose of dividing all of us, turning us against each other, and convincing us that the Lord doesn’t love us. We need to stop listening to him, take captive our thoughts, and remember that our God lights up our darkness. It is the Lord who lights my lamp. God will light your path and show you which way to go. He will help you make your decisions if you ask Him. This is where a lot of us go wrong. We forget to stop and ask the Lord what He thinks we should do. I am not a betting person, but if I were, I would bet you that if you stopped and asked the Lord what you should do before you made any big decisions, you would see Him in your life so much more. He is right there, waiting for an invitation to lead you to the life you have always been waiting for. Are you ready to invite Him in? Are you ready to trust Him, even if you can see only the next right step and don’t know the final destination? Are you ready to finally step into the light?

Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless all those listening to this episode today. Or HaOlam, help us to follow you, wherever you are leading us. Help us to invite you into our decisions. Actually, Lord, let’s invite you in right now. Lord, we invite you into our decisions, and we ask you to guide us in all future decisions we need to make. Let us know what you want us to do, and then give us the strength to do what is right, even if it is hard and even if that is not what we want to do. Lord, light our way and shine a light so brightly that we can’t do anything else except follow it. You are so wonderful, and you always save us, even when we do the wrong thing. We are so grateful for all the times you shone a light through the darkness. We wouldn’t have gotten through it without that light. We love you, Lord, and we ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus’ holy name, Amen.

Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus. I look forward to spending time with you again tomorrow. Remember, Jesus loves you, just as you are, and so do I. God is for you, not against you. Have a blessed day!

Today’s Word from the Lord was received in October 2025 by a member of my Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group. If you have any questions about the prayer group, these words, or how to join us for a meeting, please email CatholicCharismaticPrayerGroup@gmail.com. Today’s Word from the Lord is, “I see this golden path or rug. It's gold, and it's very shiny. And Jesus is at the head of the path. And all of us are white, and there's a great crowd staying on that golden path with him. We're all pure white.”

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