I remember the high school chemistry lab
we were given an unknown substance
we were to find out what it was.
we had to heat it somtimes
to see at what point it would boil or melt
we added acid to it to see if it gave off
a bad smelling gas
we put it in water to see if
it would disolve
on trial
the evidence
is being examined
Pretense is thinking that I can be good
I must get up every day knowing
that no goodness can originate
from me
if any goodness is found I must quickly
point to the source...it can never come
from me only through me
from God
EVERY GOOD...comes from HIM
to think otherwise is to become proud
and it is this pride that is ALL SIN
The real is established by testing (TRIAL)
Jesus said I cannot be His disciple unless
I give up everything….but I did that last year !!
Daily, no... minutely, I must relinquish
In simple trust like those who heard
Beside the crystal sea
The gracious calling of our Lord
Let us like them without a word
Rise up and follow Thee
So who do men say I am?
What is my identity?
What have they proven me to be?
Is that reality?
I can never find comfort in a better
Knowledge of myself….what you see
Is what you get !! ugly !!!
Like the apostle I must know HIM
My identity becomes secondary…
Looking to HIM
at HIM
I will become
Transformed
AMEN
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