It is still pitch black. The darkness of the lonely streets is pierced only by a few sparse street lights. People in this part of Honduras are generally early risers, but this morning I feel like I won the contest... Except for the roosters! I listened to a few of them shatter the early morning silence with their shrill crowing. Then it hits me: How do they know that morning is coming? There is no sign of dawn. The skies are still as dark as midnight... Not even the stars are visible. Don't they ever fear of making fools of themselves? What if morning didn't come? (If there is a scientific explanation for this I am unaware of it.)
They know...because morning never fails! Every night ends in a morning! God created these animals to know even at 4:30 am that soon the light will break forth into day. I am thankful today to serve a God who is far more faithful and consistent then the most reliable things we know.
How is that meaningful to me today? If a rooster can confidently crow in the dark, knowing that morning will come, how much more can I, a child of God, declare the praises of God even when I am surrounded by darkness? God leads us through darkness as well as through light, and I should not allow the darkness to dim my faith that the light WILL break through!
"I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning--Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption."
-Psalm 130:5-7 NKJV
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