“And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.” – Romans 8:27
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| photo from R. Weller/Cochise College |
We are going through Spring cleaning and it’s amazing how many things seem to accumulate over a year. As I was beginning to move the boxes, I came across one that was particularly heavy. I opened it to discover it was filled with books. I noticed there are so many books that I had never even opened, yet they were in a box labeled “DONATE”. For one reason or another, the books had been purchased for educational or entertainment purposes, yet never opened. So without a knowledge of what the book was about, or the quality of the writing, or whether there was valuable information inside, we were making the decision to eliminate the book from our bookshelf. The decisions had been made strictly based on the outside – Title, summary, cover photo or author.
Take another example. When you walk along a mountain range in Mexico, your feet are landing upon stones, gravel and rock. Some of the rocks are jagged, some smooth and some seem almost polished. Most are grey, black or brown in color and look monotonously similar to one another. Yet, a gemologist walking along that same mountain range might bend over a time or two along the way and pick up a stone and drop it into his shoulder bag. You might look at him as one looks at a child on a beach gathering sea shells for a collection at home, wondering why he is taking so many rocks home as souvenirs, their just rocks. When the gemologist gets home, he will take these rocks and carefully observe them for natural breakpoints and then proceed to use a high speed saw to cut along those lines. What is often times revealed is a marvelous mineral or quartz, nestled and growing inside of the hard grey or black rock.
I’m so glad God looks inside of us to know the real person. He looks past our sinful nature, our abrasive exterior and sees the person He created. David tells us in Psalm 139, “You have searched me and You know me.” God created you to be someone amazing for His Kingdom. You have lived your life, made choices and built up a personality around the inner being God created. You are littered with bad habits and wrong decisions, but God is capable of seeing right past all of that and looking into your heart to see the real you. Imagine a moment in your life when you were completely at peace; no stress, no worries, happy and filled with love. Snap a mental picture of that time. This is the picture God has of you. When you look in the mirror and see the mistakes, the struggles and the disappointments; God looks at the picture He holds in His hand and says, “Yes, you have sinned and struggled, but this is who I made you to be.” You are a precious commodity to God the Father, don’t ever let anyone take that from you. Be blessed today.
Take another example. When you walk along a mountain range in Mexico, your feet are landing upon stones, gravel and rock. Some of the rocks are jagged, some smooth and some seem almost polished. Most are grey, black or brown in color and look monotonously similar to one another. Yet, a gemologist walking along that same mountain range might bend over a time or two along the way and pick up a stone and drop it into his shoulder bag. You might look at him as one looks at a child on a beach gathering sea shells for a collection at home, wondering why he is taking so many rocks home as souvenirs, their just rocks. When the gemologist gets home, he will take these rocks and carefully observe them for natural breakpoints and then proceed to use a high speed saw to cut along those lines. What is often times revealed is a marvelous mineral or quartz, nestled and growing inside of the hard grey or black rock.
I’m so glad God looks inside of us to know the real person. He looks past our sinful nature, our abrasive exterior and sees the person He created. David tells us in Psalm 139, “You have searched me and You know me.” God created you to be someone amazing for His Kingdom. You have lived your life, made choices and built up a personality around the inner being God created. You are littered with bad habits and wrong decisions, but God is capable of seeing right past all of that and looking into your heart to see the real you. Imagine a moment in your life when you were completely at peace; no stress, no worries, happy and filled with love. Snap a mental picture of that time. This is the picture God has of you. When you look in the mirror and see the mistakes, the struggles and the disappointments; God looks at the picture He holds in His hand and says, “Yes, you have sinned and struggled, but this is who I made you to be.” You are a precious commodity to God the Father, don’t ever let anyone take that from you. Be blessed today.
Prayer:
God Almighty,
You have created me in Your image – strong, confident, loving and peaceful. I am unique and special with a purpose placed inside of my heart by Your hand. Help me Lord, to discover what it is that You will have me do with the one and only life You have given me. How might I share Your beauty and love with others, such that they might be blessed through me. In Your name we pray – Amen
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God Almighty,
You have created me in Your image – strong, confident, loving and peaceful. I am unique and special with a purpose placed inside of my heart by Your hand. Help me Lord, to discover what it is that You will have me do with the one and only life You have given me. How might I share Your beauty and love with others, such that they might be blessed through me. In Your name we pray – Amen
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