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I
have a lyric in my files and I want to share it with you.
I
teach a Sunday school class at my church that has 12-15 faithful souls ranging
in age from 20-90. Last Sunday I wanted
to make a point of telling them they are still individuals of worth and
value. Yes, even the 90-year-old.
Isn’t
that amazing?
God,
in His wisdom, will come in through the cracks of our lives. He will use the imperfect flaws, the miscues,
missteps and the faltering moments, if we allow Him to. His light will shine through.
I
wrote a blog a few years ago about a cracked pot. I want to tell you about it.
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There
once was a farmer who owned two pots.
One was a beautiful new pot and the other was old and cracked and broken
and chipped. Every day, the farmer would
load his two pots onto his horse and start down the hill to the well. After filling both pots he would start the
journey back home. By the time the farmer
reached his home, the cracked pot would be just about emptied out. Almost all of the water had leaked out.
One
day, after their morning trip, the cracked pot complained to the farmer. “I’m useless.
I’m no good. I’m full of cracks
and have lots of broken places. Of what
value am I to you?”
The
farmer smiled and gently replied. “Do you
see the road that we travel on the way to the well every day? I always put you on the left side of the horse. Have you noticed the lovely flowers on that
side? They are beautiful because of
you. I know about your cracks and
weaknesses, and as we have traveled this road for all this time you have been
watering those flowers and making the road beautiful
You
may be cracked and broken, yet you have a usefulness just like the other
pot. You are just as cherished in my
home as the other pot. Never forget
that.
You
see, God’s light shines through the cracks in our lives. And He has done it down through the ages, for
He has used a few less-than-perfect individuals.
Zacchaeus
was a crooked tax collector, yet Christ called him out. And after meeting Jesus he pledged to give
back double what he had stolen.
Peter
had a denial issue. He was supposed to
be a strong follower of Christ, yet in a weak moment, he lost his stand.
David
was immoral. After his affair with Bathsheba
he had her husband killed in battle so he could claim her for his own.
How
is God using our cracks and flaws? He
can and will, if we allow Him to.
In
II Corinthians 12:9 we find this:
Paul
had something called an infirmity, a great weakness. He prayed many times for God to remove the
problem. Here is God’s response.
“No, I will not remove this
affliction. Remember, however, I am with
you; that is all you need. My power
shows up best in weak and broken people.”
Good
news! Even in our cracked and broken
state, God’s light shines through us and He dares to use us even in our weak
and broken state. How beautiful is that?
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