Here I am in my
appointed place. I am a lamp that
shines forth the love of Christ to everyone who comes near to my glow. I hold up this shade of
protection so that I will not blind
anyone with my message of truth. I am so proud of what I have
been able to achieve. It seems I get
better at proclaiming truth all the time. Look at all the people I have helped. I love how public I have
become.
Oh! Here comes Jesus. I know he will be so pleased with what
I have done. I just know He will bless me real good.
Oh! He is looking my way and pointing His finger at me. Here
comes my reward. Yessssss!
What! My light just exploded. That is not the blessing of was expecting.
“Pride in your own self-sufficiency comes before the fall,”
Jesus said as He came to stand before me. “Humble yourself before me and I will
show you how to begin again.”
OH NO! My thinking is heading me in the wrong direction.
Shining for Him is not about what I can do, but what He is doing through me. I
have been taking credit for the light He has so carefully developed within me.
Oh Jesus! Please forgive me! Allow me to humble myself before you.
Jesus gently unscrewed the broken bulb and replaced it with
a brand new beginning.
“Now you are ready to shine again,” He said.
Ok!
Here I am in my Christ-appointed
place. I am a lamp that shines forth the love of Christ to everyone who comes
near to His Glory. I hold up this
shade of protection so that His Glory will
not blind anyone from His message of
Truth. I am so humbled by what He has been able to achieve through our
partnership. It seems we are getting
better at proclaiming His truth all
the time. Look at all the people He
has touched. I love being His
humbled mouthpiece of love.
Ahaaaaaaaa….I feel much brighter now.
Sometimes in all our busy-ness to get things done for
Christ, we slide our names in first underneath the credits. Often times, it was
not our intention to steal the glory from God. Pride can come in so gently that
we do not detect its presences until attitudes have gotten lopsided.
Have you crossed the line into God’s territory? Take this
time this week to reflect and evaluate your pride level. Thank God for what He
is doing in your life. Humble yourself before God in the unbalanced areas.
Afterwards, I am sure your will begin to feel lighter and brighter too.
Touche! When things start going good it is so easy to take credit for it.
ReplyDeleteMary Jane! This is awesome. Thank you so much for the gentle, yet profound reminder. to GOD be the glory, great things He has done. Love you!
ReplyDeleteLoved this. Let Him shine. !!! Love you MJ. Thanks for helping me see HIS light even more clearly with this.
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