I savor the food old saints serve. It's obvious that they've learned some good recipes in God's kitchen. My devotions got me mulling over how God teaches fresh faith. An occasional stint in His kitchen won't do it. To live by faith, we need regular practice. It seems like sometimes God changes ingredients on us, so we have to carefully listen, daily, to His instructions.
We learn how to mix the ingredients then wait for them to cook. Finally we get to taste, chew and swallow. Then digestion, a slow process, benefits our whole body feeding muscle, bone, and brain.
Listen to one of A. B. Simpson’s recipes.
"God is looking for people on whom He can place the weight of His entire love, power, and faithful promises. And His engines are strong enough to pull any weight we may attach to them. Unfortunately, the cable we fasten to the engine is often too weak to handle the weight of our prayers. Therefore God continues to train and discipline us in His school of stability and certainty in the life of faith. May we learn our lessons well and then stand firm."
(Streams in the Desert, L. B. Cowman, Updated by Jim Reimann, 1997, Zonderman, p. 426.)
Simpson used a metaphor of his day to describe an ageless principle: circumstances that test our limits are opportunities to prove God’s limitless supply. Even when our faith is scant, we can use the little we have and get into God’s kitchen. There we will discover resources and recipes that will deliver an uncommonly satisfying meal.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Might you trust that your short faith supply is really an opportunity to discover God's ‘love, power, and faithful promises?’
Try reading this verse out loud three times. Listen for the Holy Spirit’s promptings after each reading. Jot down your impressions.
2 comments:
I praise God for you! Your words are inspiringly beautiful and pointing out to me that my small faith, in times of doubt, is enough to connect me to His lovely strength and power--revives. I hope your book is progressing. I am waiting with such anticipation----you help me so, in the search for and discovery of good food!
Bless you, Cynthia, for your encouragement.
It's in the stressful places, isn't it, that our faith develops into steel. And not without Help... lots of it!
That's why our focus point is so critical!
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