Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - #
350
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Anyone who had any experience talking with
Michael, or listened to him at one of the many presentations he made of the
Abiding Life, knew he could come out of nowhere with some very interesting
thoughts, ideas, and illustrations. Today’s writing gives us one of those.
However, he always “brought it home,” as some say
when the master teacher gives the overriding thought a landing place. Michael
points us to a freedom we have as Christians to take it back when someone just doesn’t care to hear or receive the Bread of Life.
DAY 153
I Take It Back!
When
they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments
so that nothing will be lost.” So they gathered
them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves
which were left over by those who had eaten. --John 6:12,
13
In this astounding story Jesus had fed
5,000 people, and what was left over, He wanted . . . but for what? What are
twelve men and a teacher on the move going to do with twelve baskets of barley
bread? I imagine that they found a few hungry people along the way. The miracle
had provided exactly enough food for all of the people, so I wonder if some,
like the boy that offered the five loaves and two fish, had their own food with
them. When the bread that Jesus gave came, they simply ate their own food; they
did not feel the need for His bread. Therefore, He took it back. Matthew 7:6,
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine,
or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.” Jesus then continues
with the theme that He is the bread of life; He let us know that He was the
true bread that came down out of heaven. In
the same way that some would rather have their bread than His, there are those that would prefer to
have what the world offers than what Jesus offers. For such people the
bread is withdrawn. Sometimes
I am talking to someone and am met with one argument after another. That person
simply is not interested in Jesus, so I say, “I take it back; I take back
everything!” He may believe that I am retracting my conviction over what
I have said about Jesus, but it is not so! I am withdrawing the presentation of
Jesus. A word not received is a wasted word, and there must be no waste. I pick
up the message and wait to give it to others who hunger for the bread that
comes from heaven. On our
journey we will always find a few hungry people.
I remember being in India.
As I left the airport, a band of men were attempting to grapple my luggage out
of my hands. I made it clear that I would carry them myself. Since I would not
relinquish the bags, they walked alongside me, each with a hand touching the
bags, so that when I arrived at the car they all asked for a tip. Reluctantly,
I gave them all one rupee apiece. They began to curse at me and demanded more.
I responded, “So one rupee is not enough?” I then took back from each man his
one rupee. They expectantly assumed I would be giving them something bigger.
Instead, I simply got in the taxi and rode away with them following me, now
shouting and wanting the one rupee back. However, I had taken back what they
did not like and was not giving it again.
Jesus offers the bread of life; if someone does
not want it, He will take it back and leave the person exactly as he was before
he heard of Him.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Spiritual encounters are like nothing else on
earth. If Holy Spirit has moved, but a listener hasn’t heard, the end result is
different from what we might wish…but God knows what the next encounter might
produce.
Our instructions are to keep handing out, and
relish the moments when God gives us a hungry
soul.
As I sit and finish this, my mind races back
immediately to some of those moments…how beautiful they are! Divine moments. And
worth every rejection…
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