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  DARKNESS CANNOT STOP THE LIGHT!
  by David Wilkerson
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Summary: David Wilkerson's sermon emphasizes that God's light will
always prevail over darkness, encouraging believers to trust in His
promises amidst societal decline.

Topics: "Hope in Despair", "Light in Darkness"
Scripture References: Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 42:16, Matthew 5:14, John 1:5

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David Wilkerson emphasizes that despite the increasing darkness and
moral decline in society, the light of the gospel will always prevail.
He reflects on his early warnings about the rise of drugs and
immorality, which many dismissed, yet have now become a reality.
Wilkerson encourages believers not to be intimidated by the darkness,
reminding them that God's light will shine even brighter in times of
despair. He cites Isaiah's prophecies to affirm that God will lead and
guide His people through the darkness. Ultimately, he calls for a focus
on God's light rather than the surrounding darkness.

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When I first began this ministry I spoke in churches all over America,
warning of the moral landslide to come. I told people in Iowa, Oklahoma
and all the Southern states that drugs would strike even the smallest
hamlet. Pushers would appear in schools and on playgrounds. I warned of
blatant homosexuality, with nude parades taking place in our cities, and
I prophesied that nudity and sexual acts would air on prime-time
television.

Many people who heard me preach thought I had come from Mars. Pastors
berated me and sincere Christians came to me saying, "No way! God will
never let that happen in America." Today, some of those people are
grandparents. They sit before their TV watching the R-rated movies I
prophesied about and their grandchildren are addicted to drugs and
alcohol. The darkness I warned about has now come.

Can you imagine how dark it is going to be ten years from now, should
the Lord tarry?

Yet, I ask you: As you see the darkness deepening on all sides, do you
believe it will exceed the light of the gospel? Are you afraid the
darkness is going to squash it, snuff it out?

No--never! God's people must never be intimidated by the darkness and
fury of the enemy. The Bible says Jesus is going to rise and shine in
the darkness no matter how dark the world becomes! "The people who
walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land
of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined" (Isaiah 9:2).

We live in a time of widespread death and darkness. But God says that in
such times He will shine His light the brightest: "I will bring the
blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have
not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places
straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them" (Isaiah
42:16).

No darkness will ever stop God's light! So get your eyes off the
darkness, off the sin, off the fury of violent people, and believe the
Lord for the bursting forth of His shining, effusing light!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/david-wilkerson/darkness-cannot-stop-the-light/
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