Coal under heat and pressure becomes a diamond. Our lives start out as coal, darkened by our
sin and the sin of others. God comes
with the light and the power of His Spirit and when we allow Jesus to take over;
the transformation begins.
The Holy Spirit
takes the pain, the heartaches, our failures and weakness and brings the heat
of his truth into our mind and spirit.
As we listen to Christ and allow his Spirit to change our hearts and
mind sets; our lives become clearer.
The darkness flees, as Jesus shines into the areas of unforgiveness,
shame, guilt and habitual sin. Just like a diamond of great value is clear and
has a “fire” in it, so are we, as Christ works in our lives. He purifies us and His “fire” shines through
us to influence the lives of others.
In this way, God
takes what the enemy of our soul means for evil and instead He turns it for our
good and the benefit others, as well as ultimately for His glory.
(Lord, thank you for taking the dark areas of our lives
and making something beautiful out of them.
Thank you for continuing to purify our lives, so that we are shining
diamonds in this dark world. Amen)
1 Peter 1:6-7 (ESV)
"In this you rejoice, though now for a little
while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so
that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that
perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise
and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
by Triss Curtis Nov. 4, 2015
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