Shields and Fire Extinguishers – Part 1

Darkest Before the Dawn

At some time or other you have undoubtedly heard the above sentiment expressed. Situations warranting it are those which weigh us down. When pressures from the job get heavier and heavier; when marital troubles go unresolved; when we encounter bereavement—hope evokes the exclamation, “Things will get better. It is darkest before the dawn.”

In our prior books Pastor James taught extensively about the experience of “testing” or “temptations” which life throws at ...