Archive for July 23rd, 2008
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Ardith’s first line today say’s a lot! She says, “The Lord will take anything and make everything out of it.” He did take a little boy’s lunch and feed 5000. However, He used it to feed people, people who were in need of food at the time. He didn’t do “everything” with it. He is selective, creative, and is choosy about how He uses things.
Sometimes He takes a hard circumstance in our lives and uses it for our good as well as for someone else. For instance, I have been in two cults, I lost my mother at a young age, I have lost both a child and a grandchild tragically to death, and have lost two grandbabies to a cult, I have been sexually abused throughout my childhood years ,and all of these have caused great pain. The Great Physician has healed my pain and grief ,and now he can use me to comfort others who have suffered the same kinds of injuries and heartaches.
He didn’t use my sorrow , grief , and pain for just “anything and everything.” His aim or goal is pointed, and has a particular purpose toward helping others who suffer in the same ways. It also cements me to Himself through His Love and caring during such times, because I know how deeply I was healed ,and continue to be healed by Him and Him Alone.
There are two kinds of “light.” One is True Light and one is a false fire. Jesus said , “If your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great that darkness is!” Matthew 6:23
If you look back at the path you have trod and see a wake of , broken churches, divorces, chaos, destruction, broken homes, hurting children , and wounded souls , all Christians you have hurt, you can be quite sure you have not been “walking in the Light.” “This Little Light Of ” yours, might just be deep darkness, and far away from “Jesus, the Light of the World.”
I took a good look back and found that I had not been walking in the True Light (Jesus Christ) because I saw that I had supported the abuse of many people. In my false light, the actions had ”seemed” right at the time . But in looking again with eyes of Love ,I found out I was wrong and had taken the wrong path. It was simple to get on the right path and back into the True Light. Repentence and Forgiveness is the only way back to the True Light!
Moral: Be sure “This Little Light Of Mine” is the True Light!