The sweet essence of our Lord Jesus Christ; the most desirous perfume ever! This thought came to me after reading passages from 2 Corinthians chapter 4.
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake...But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us...always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body." verses 5, 7 and 10
The early apostles and christians endured such trials and persecutions. Praise God that He recorded it and has preserved His Word for us! The Lord brought them through, and His Word has it there for us to read and learn from; He will do the same for us! It brought these words to my heart and mind, finding their way to the keyboard:
Faith, Through the Shrouded Day
Though yesterday flowers and sunrays
filtered and filled the day,
Today dark, hanging clouds
shroud and shadow my narrow way;
With face to the sky, turned in faith, no debate,
"gladly I will obey"
Then see the slight parting, a sliver of white
--a hint of His 'new day'.
One step at a time;
rocks still strew the way
Slow, upward the climb
--hear His Word say,
"The power be of God, and not of us"
till His life be manifest; till His is perfect sway!
Ours is a perfect Father! He knows the way that we ought to go. Ours is simply to hold His hand and follow. No matter whether sunshine or shadow we turn our faces to Him in faith. I read a quote today:
"It is not a matter of being saved from hell, but of being saved in order to manifest the life of the Son of God in our mortal flesh".
Whether your way is strewn with flowers or shrouded in clouds today, I hope that (if you have that Father-child relationship with the Creator through the Son, Jesus Christ) you can turn your face up toward Him and say, "Lord-I am delighted to obey thee in this matter". It is a life-long and day to day decision on our part.
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