"Hill Country Thoughts:Walking Daily With The Lord -Thoughts, Hopes,and Living in the Real World" "Without having seen Him, you love Him; though you do not [even] now see Him, you believe in Him and exult {and} thrill with inexpressible and glorious (triumphant, heavenly) joy.
I was sitting on the front porch last night, had the lantern lit, with an open flame, no globe because it is cracked.
I sat there in amazement watching various insects being drawn by the flame, by the brilliance and the beauty of it. As they where diving through the flame they were singed. They kept coming back until they were consumed by what appeared to be so beautiful and they were destroyed. The globe, the coverning was not there, there was no protection.
What makes us think that we can play with various temptations that come our way, that appear not to be so bad, that appear to be so beautiful until we are ultimately drawn in, consumed and destroyed.
We ought to have that globe, that coverning, that protection in our life. Who is that globe, that covering? The Lord Jesus Christ. We are to put on Christ, we are to renew ourselves, renew our minds daily in the Lord. Only then can we resist the enemy, only then can we resist the things, the fiery darts that are thrown our way. Only then can we remain strong. It is not our strength, it is His strength and He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us daily to walk in His power.
So don't be drawn by the light or the beauty of the flame but rather, be drawn to the Lord, who is your covering, your protection, who is with you each and every day as you drawn close to Him and are consumed by Him.
I was sitting on the front porch last night, had the lantern lit, with an open flame, no globe because it is cracked.
I sat there in amazement watching various insects being drawn by the flame, by the brilliance and the beauty of it. As they where diving through the flame they were singed. They kept coming back until they were consumed by what appeared to be so beautiful and they were destroyed. The globe, the coverning was not there, there was no protection.
What makes us think that we can play with various temptations that come our way, that appear not to be so bad, that appear to be so beautiful until we are ultimately drawn in, consumed and destroyed.
We ought to have that globe, that coverning, that protection in our life. Who is that globe, that covering? The Lord Jesus Christ. We are to put on Christ, we are to renew ourselves, renew our minds daily in the Lord. Only then can we resist the enemy, only then can we resist the things, the fiery darts that are thrown our way. Only then can we remain strong. It is not our strength, it is His strength and He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us daily to walk in His power.
So don't be drawn by the light or the beauty of the flame but rather, be drawn to the Lord, who is your covering, your protection, who is with you each and every day as you drawn close to Him and are consumed by Him.
Till later!!
Paul
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Hill Country Thoughts Paul E. Dawn Jr.
Kennesaw, Georgia
Think on This:
“As we spend that time with the Lord, as we ponder His word, it will bring forth fruit in due season, and it will be life to others as we share those things that the Lord has made real in our lives as we walk with Him, as we go through the trials of life, the dealings, as we mature little by little, we will be able to share with others that which has been made real in our life, not theory but the life changing power of the word" - Paul
Words Aloft
Let my words soar on the
rising currents of your spirit
Let my words be powered by the
heart of your inspiration
Let my words lead others on the
incredible journey to your heart
Let my words reflect the vastness
of your Mercy, new every morning!
