What I Want To Clarify
What I Want To Clarify
Judges 16:30 “And Samson said, Let me die
with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house
fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead
which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.”
Wouldn’t we all like to be used by
God? Correct thinking stays His
hand. The Great Puppet Master cuts the strings. The marionette falls to the floor. “I love you, I love you.” Its voice is silenced.
I use things. Like a soda can, it holds my beverage till I
consume its contents. Then I discard it to the garbage. So, I want to be used by God?
Currently I have an ailment. I am awaiting knee replacement surgery. My pain worsened in April and I could work no
longer. I have prayed that God miraculously
heal my knee. He has not.
Time can play with my head. These same house walls have not changed. I don’t venture out much since it hurts to
walk. My ultra Christian meditation goes
deep into left field. “Oh Lordeth
Godeth, why hast thou prepareth mine body thus way? To Thine glory surely.”
Yep, yep.
It’s all about God’s glory isn’t it.
We as poor pawns hold square positions as He faces off in a cosmic game
with Satan. He has prepared this time before
the foundations of the world that I limp in pain that His name be praised. A hobbling piece upon the board, all
spectators watch what the Master has planned.
His plan?
Has He inflicted this pain on me that He gets the credit as I persevere
in the strength of His Spirit?
John 9:3 “Jesus answered, Neither hath
this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made
manifest in him.”
Oh so that’s it. God is just using me to show His great
works in me. Great. Let me get this straight. Not because of my sin, I suffer this bum knee so God will get the gold star on the wall of life? He uses me?
What kind of Father does that?
Not our Father.
Stuff happens. This world’s pitcher throws us curve
balls. In some cases we get beaned. The baseball wizzes and collides with our helmet
before we duck. Our coach has called us
to bat. We agreed to step up to the
plate. We can blame no one.
So I sit here in my living room writing on
my laptop waiting to step out into another day with a hurt knee. Did God inflict this upon me? No. Is He going
to use me? No. God will use my situation. THAT is key.
He didn’t purpose this in me. It just happened. Like a random rock to chip the windshield. “Ok God.
What do You have planned with this one?”
Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things
work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose.”
Yah, we can claim that one. He pulls blessing out of ashes. It is for our good. How about His? Another chance to know our Father and walk with Him through it. He likes to hold our hand. What I want to clarify is the Father’s heart.
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