The Darkest Hour: The breaking of Dawn

Sunrise - Tigner Rand

 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. Psalms 119: 147

Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.Ecclesiastes 11:7

Dark times of trouble
The darkest hour is during trouble times, midnight, or just before dawn. In Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sermon, A Knock at Midnight, he states midnight is a confusing hour when man’s faith often waivers. During the Montgomery bus boycotts, the darkest hour of their struggle became the first hour of victory.  Just when it was certain they would go down in defeat dawn came with the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling over segregation, their faith prevailed.  “Disappointment, sorrow, and despair are born at midnight but morning always follows”. 

God's Majestic painting

Tigner Rand

The light in darkness

Pre-dawn or the early morning was time for David to sing, praise, seek guidance and discover the night will shine like day, for darkness is as light to God; though weeping may endure for a night Joy will come in the morning. David found solace, peace during this period of day.  

Instructors, family members and friends stated my greatest work was around midnight.  Early morning has allowed me to capture creative thoughts and amazing writings.  It has severed as my ideal to praise God! 

God's daily masterpieces
Each morning, starting with a fresh canvas, God creates a work of art. A blue or grey sky along with basic primary colors yet each morning the composition is totally different.  One day more red, orange and burnt sienna, while on other day’s pinks, blues, and even gray tones. Sometimes God chooses a sunrise against a light blue canvas splattered with floating pink cotton candy clouds or a sunset blended with burnt orange and amber colors against the evening sky which give way to sparkling star diamonds of midnight blue heavens. God’s art and colors are vibrant! 

Amazing art in the sky
I captured these breath taking sunrise images one morning while driving.  Within seconds one could see the tapestry change; same colors a d sky just a different perspective of beauty to witness.  These pictures are just subtle reminders of how amazing God is yet we often over look this beauty as well as dismiss God’s daily blessings and miracles in our lives.

Image by: Tigner J.

Used coffee grounds - yesterday's problems
To bring this closer to home, coffee drinkers would you attempt to brew a fresh pot of java from yesterday’s depleted grinds?  Then why start your life with yesterday problems?  God starts each day with a fresh slate to paint, we to should begin our morning as a new dawning, a new beginning by casting aside the troubles of yesterday and start fresh. Allow God to whitewash your doubts, fears, sins, and troubles today that your "darkest hour of struggle can become the first hour of victory!"

Tigner J.

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