Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

the struggle... of sanctification...

I see it... in one sinking... this adult-child off-course... drifting...

The maternal instinct longs to save from pain... longs to wake him up... remove all distractions... modes of escape... offer teaching... instruction... guidelines... boundary lines...

But he will not receive...

This morning... in my quiet... with Him... reflecting on a painful conversation... considering... Should I remove that from him...? take it away...? ...His thoughts... interrupt mine...

...he must find it empty...

This struggling loved one... must come to the end of himself... and all that he runs to... and find... it... empty... lacking...

Only when all else fails... do we run to Him...

No matter how welcoming... inviting... approachable... He might be... we don't run... turn to Him... until we find... all... else... lacking...

How painful to watch... when you are one who knows...

But each Believer... on this road of sanctification... must walk it alone... with Him watching... waiting... for that moment... of... surrender...

A pain-full process to watch... coming to the end of a self... a life... regressing... going deeper... deeper... into the dark...

A path allowed... by Him... that we might know... nothing but Him...

"I am the vine; you are the branches. 
Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, 
for apart from me you can do nothing. ..."
John 15:5
ESV

Oh... that the one struggling... would come quickly to the end... find all sorely lacking... and run... full tilt... to Him...

No comments:

Post a Comment