Daily Counsel _ DELIVERANCE (Bishop Dag Heward Mills)

DAILY COUNSEL _ DELIVERANCE. 3rd February, 2022 READ: Isaiah 60:1-22 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:2 God will exempt you from evil because He will not put bitter as sweet and sweet as bitter. In other words, God will not treat the sweet as He treats the bitter. How do you treat sweet things? You suck sweet things endlessly. How do you treat bitter things? You spit them out of your mouth. God will not treat His sweet children the same way as He treats His bitter children. The sweet ones will be exempted from being spat out. God will exempt you from the darkness coming on the whole earth because of His glory. Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Isaiah 60:1-2 This famous scripture describes the exemption that comes on God’s people. In the midst of gross darkness, a light starts to shine. Darkness covers the whole earth. Everyone seems to be plunged into deep darkness. What is this darkness? This darkness is the darkness of poverty, the darkness of sickness, the darkness of sin, the darkness of defeat, the darkness of frustration, the darkness of humiliation, the darkness of failure and the darkness of death. In the midst of this overwhelming darkness, you will begin to be a beacon of salvation, light and hope. When everyone is dying, you will have the blessing of exemption. When everyone is diagnosed with an evil disease, you will be spared. When everyone is defeated, you will be successful. You will rise and shine in the midst of darkness because God has given you the blessing of being exempted from the effect of gross darkness.