Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 233
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International
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world would read this day’s writing and say, “Michael is crazy.” They don’t believe in, nor see, God. We have other eyes…
DAY
128
He is Everywhere
And He is
the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and
upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of
sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. --Hebrews 1:3
Often we forget that God is in
everything. We do not view it as does the
pantheist, but rather from the standpoint of creation. Since God holds all things together, all things
can teach us something about Him. Years ago when my son was young, he
and I were in the back yard trimming away new apple shoots. I stopped and
explained that if we were
quiet, opened our hearts to the Lord and listened, we could learn something
about the Father through pruning the tree. Soon my son brought me a new
green shoot and a dead, brittle shoot from the year before. I watched as he
tied the green shoot in a knot and untied it; he then took the dead, brittle
shoot and broke it in two. I asked what that taught him about the Lord, and he
responded, “If I have
Christ’s life in me, what breaks the world will only bend me.” I told him he had discovered a
great truth that would carry him all through life if he would hide it in his
heart. “Surely you
desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.”
–Psalm 51:6
When walking we can ask God to speak to
us. Once when I was with my Indian teacher walking
in the mountains, he stopped by a half-rotten gigantic log and asked what I saw. I noticed that this log, long after its death, was
still leaving its mark; we still had to step over it. In the same way I said that I wanted to be a
believer who after death still left his mark among family, friends, and even
unbelievers. He pointed out a branch in the trunk; because of the extensive decay, I could see
that the branch had been
attached to the very center of the tree, enveloped and held in place by it.
He pointed out that we
are attached to the Vine’s center, with Jesus holding us in place.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
A very interesting thought crossed my mind as I read this today…What
have we been missing, not using the “other eyes” God has given His children?
Sometimes we know correct thoughts…like “He is everywhere.” But we don’t “see” Him everywhere in
everything. How tragic for us…
Often we forget…or, don’t look…or, simply go through life with our “other
eyes” closed.
By the way, don’t forget that as that new creation in Christ, God has
given us “the radiance of His glory, and the exact representation of His nature”…that’s
Christ in us. Well, amen!
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