Sometimes when I’m dealing with a particularly surly, angry, or overbearing person, the Lord will quietly remind me that it may be Himself, in disguise, wanting to see how I’ll conduct myself. Will I repay evil with evil…or will I show compassion and understanding? Or if I see an elderly person struggling with groceries in the parking lot…will I go to their aid or walk away? We never really know when He may be checking on us.
Month: November 2013
Ezekiel 2:5 ” And whether they listen or fail to listen – for they are a rebellious house – they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
Ezekiel was called of God to be His spokesman. His duty was to the Lord and speaking on His behalf… in other words, Ezekiel was responsible to the people, but not for them. For in the end, they all recognized that he was a Prophet of God…but they chose not to heed his warning.
Romans 8:1 ” Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…”
Satan uses shame to shackle many a person and render them useless for the Kingdom. Feelings of condemnation from others can cause such emotions as unworthiness, humiliation, and guilt. But Jesus Christ did not come to condemn us,but to save us…and once we have confessed our sins and asked for forgiveness…all condemnation is gone. The moment we are forgiven, we are forgiven…even if the Devil whispers in our ear otherwise.
I Corinthians 15: 45 ” The first man Adam became a living being, the last Adam, a life-giving Spirit.”
In the very beginning God breathed life into the body of Adam, and to this day, each breath of ours belongs to God. But when Jesus came to the earth, He offered us something new…He breathed life into our dead Spirits, and enabled the Holy Spirit to come and dwell inside. By His death and resurrection, He gave us eternal Life, and a chance to live with Him forever.
Isaiah 64:8 ” Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.”
There are times in all our lives when we think we know more than God. We have this idea in our heads of how this “vessel” of ours should look…but God has a different idea…and this is where the conflict starts. He pushes and prods one way, and we whine and rebel the opposite. But the Master Potter always knows what the perfect vessel will be for the particular type of clay He has on the wheel. Yes, being “remolded” can be quite painful, and then there’s the firing… but at the end, a perfect vessel will emerge from the kiln.
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