Shine a Light in the Darkness

John 12:46 – I have come as a Light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer wander in the darkness. (The Living Bible)

What Kind of Dark Days Do I Have?

☹ Dark day of _________________________________

Job 30:26 – I hoped for happiness and light, but trouble and darkness came instead. (Good News Translation)

☹ Dark days of _________________________

Psalm 22:1 – My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I have cried desperately for help, but still it does not come. (Good News Translation)

☹ Dark days of _______________________

John 12:35 – . . . If you walk in darkness, you don’t know where you’re going. (The Message)

☹ Dark days of _____________________________________

Lamentations 3:19-20 – 19 Just thinking of my troubles and my lonely wandering makes me miserable. 20 That’s all I ever think about, and I am depressed. (Contemporary English Version)

Psalm 88:18 – You have taken away my companions and loved ones; only darkness remains. (New Living Translation, 1st ed.)

What’s the Antidote?

2 Samuel 22:29 – You, Lord, are my light; you dispel my darkness. (Good News Translation)

How Can Jesus Dispel My Darkness?

1. He will ______________________ me when I’m disappointed

Psalm 34:18 – The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope. (Good News Translation)

Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (New International Version)

2. He will ________________________ me when I’m distressed

Philippians 4:13 – I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency]. (The Amplified Bible)

Psalm 23:4 – Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me. (Good News Translation)

3. He will ______________________ me when I’m doubtful

John 8:12 – Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” (New Living Translation)

Psalm 119:105 – Your words are a flashlight to light the path ahead of me and keep me from stumbling. (The Living Bible)

4. He will ____________________ me when I’m depressed

Ephesians 5:13-14 – But when you expose them, the light shines in upon their sin and shows it up, and when they see how wrong they really are, some of them may even become children of light! (The Living Bible)

Ephesians 5:9 – For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. (New Living Translation)

1 John 2:8 – . . . the darkness in our lives disappears and the new light of life in Christ shines in. (The Living Bible)