Sunburn
Travelling toward the sun all I can see is the blinding light of this spectacular heavenly body. But then in the sky I meet... me! Suspended in mid air, held perfectly still by some miraculous power I stand in the searing light and heat. Nobody can see me from the ground and I don't care. Beneath me the land stretches out, and truly it is a land flowing with milk and honey! lush and green, with rivers snaking out across the landscape.
But then a cloud comes. Just as I think I can't take any more heat. The cloud surrounds me, the water cleanses my skin- cracked and dry as it is, and refreshes me. And then the cloud moves on. I was still obscured from view the whole time.
We are to be anonymous servants in the ministry of God's Spirit- simply empty vessels for him to inhabit and use. And we can burn out if we are only ever exposed to the sun. But God is the God of perfect provision. He sends rain on the righteous and the wicked, and then that rain comes, we will be refreshed and revived for the work he is doing in us. Isn't interesting that God lead the people of Israel in a Pillar of Fire and a pillar of cloud?
Lying on the surface of a great lake, my skin begins to burn with the heat of the sun. I begin to tread water, trying to take my focus off the pain. I continue to burn. I see the people around me who are unable to swim ust sinking to the bottom of the lake. They are protected by the cool refreshing water which filters the suns rays.
Again- stop trying to protect yourself from God's life giving water. It's like protecting yourself from your own body guard!
But then a cloud comes. Just as I think I can't take any more heat. The cloud surrounds me, the water cleanses my skin- cracked and dry as it is, and refreshes me. And then the cloud moves on. I was still obscured from view the whole time.
We are to be anonymous servants in the ministry of God's Spirit- simply empty vessels for him to inhabit and use. And we can burn out if we are only ever exposed to the sun. But God is the God of perfect provision. He sends rain on the righteous and the wicked, and then that rain comes, we will be refreshed and revived for the work he is doing in us. Isn't interesting that God lead the people of Israel in a Pillar of Fire and a pillar of cloud?
Lying on the surface of a great lake, my skin begins to burn with the heat of the sun. I begin to tread water, trying to take my focus off the pain. I continue to burn. I see the people around me who are unable to swim ust sinking to the bottom of the lake. They are protected by the cool refreshing water which filters the suns rays.
Again- stop trying to protect yourself from God's life giving water. It's like protecting yourself from your own body guard!
posted by doo at 5:22 pm
2 Comments:
yes, out-loud prayer is great and i miss it greatly especially with certain people whom i no longer get to pray with.
but yes, i like this vision. i think it was finney who talked about the fact that God does not want us in a constant state of extreme emotional high and experience because our bodies could not take it. certain people who've seen God work mightily on this earth have even asked God to let them experience Him to the point where they couldnt physically handle anymore.
we are not meant to be in some state of emotional high, we are meant to be in a constant state of peace and dwelling in the shelter of the Most High. we should never leave God's kingdom but rather take it with us wherever we go. "every place you place your foot, take the kingdom of God"
Dude..so good. Keep it up.
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