The Gospel Pen Page: Reflections From The Proverbs: Spiritual Umbilical Cord

THE REMEDY

As a fair-haired, toddling child small,
With whimpering voice to Mama I'd call,
And she would place me on apron'd knee,
And share with me her warm sweet tea.

And oft through those childhood years came times,
That chills would grab, and fevers climb.
She'd put me to bed as quick as could be,
And Mama would bring me warm sweet tea.

And there were times that I'd pretend,
So that the day with her I'd spend.
I'd moan, "Oh I'm as sick as I can be",
Though not convinced, she'd fetch the tea.

When I was grown with babes on the way,
enduring nausea every day,
She'd ring me up, concerned you see,
and advising, "drink warm sweet tea".

And, I recall when my head would ache,
Mama would say, "you need a break",
And she's say with parental authority,
"Go fix yourself a cup of tea".

Just think how lovely would be this world,
If all the leaders under flags unfurled,
Would extend their hand to their enemy,
And offer up some warm sweet tea.

Today up in Heaven, I know,
Where streets do shine and mansions glow,
There's a dear sweet saint who's waiting for me,
And in her hand is a cup of tea.

bllandis

The Blessing of Friends

May the gleaming rays of friendship
Ever shine their brilliant light.
Through joyous happy days ahead,
And as a beacon throught the night.
This friendship that we share,
is wealth beyond all measure.
nowhere could one find, if sought,
so valuable a treasure.
Friends full of sweet compassion,
with shoulders ever waiting,
to catch escaping tears,
until the flow's abating.
Friends with extended hand,
Friends who kneel in prayer,
for any type of need arising,
These friends are always there.
Yes, may this light of friendship
ever shine so bright.
May the glow of love contained in it
never lose the light.

Scripture Thought For Today

1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.

In the verses just before this Paul has said that the Jews demand miraculous signs and the Greeks look for wisdom. The point he is making is that Jesus Christ is everything. In verse 24 Christ is identified as the power of God and the wisdom of God.

We are a society filled with knowledge and education but starving for wisdom. Let 2009 be a year that men seek after wisdom, and let them realize that wisdom is found in Christ.

Scripture Thought For Today

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
The Messiah, who came into the world as a human baby, would become so many things. He would have many titles. He would fill so many different roles to meet all of our many different needs. He became for us our Savior, and our Redeemer. In this scripture, he is called our "Everlasting Father".
We have become a society filled with persons hungry for the love of a father. This is a craving and a need deep in the heart of every person that does not go away. There are parents and even grandparents that are still hungering for a father's love.
There is a loving father available to us who will never leave us. There is a father available to us who is not sidetracked by other interests. He is consumed with love for us. We are the object of his affection and he always has our best interest in mind. And, he is the biggest dad on the block. It is comforting to remember that our Messiah is also our Everlasting Father.

SCRIPTURE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
It is so easy to conform, but as followers of Christ we are called upon to be transformed. We have to have our thinking changed, our minds renewed. When we allow our minds to think like God thinks then we come to understand what His will is. He gave us His Word so that we can have renewed minds.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Reflections From The Proverbs: Spiritual Umbilical Cord

Spiritual umbilical cord

Proverbs Chapter Three:
7. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
8. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. NIV
These verses in the KJV read like this:7. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. KJV

The word translated "navel" in the KJV and "body" in the NIV is the word "shor" and means umbilical cord, and figuratively it means the center of strength. And the word "marrow" in the KJV and "nourishment" in the NIV is the word "shiqquwy" it means beverage; moisture or refreshment. At other places this word is interpreted drink.

Picture in your mind, an unborn baby with the umbilical cord transporting all the life giving nourishment that the baby needs to grow and survive. There is, however, something important to remember about that umbilical cord. It is not producing the nourishment it is only transporting it. At the end of the umbilical cord is a placenta that is attached to the mother. The life giving nourishment is coming from the mother.

"It" shall be health and nourishment, moisture, refreshment and drink coming through a spiritual umbilical cord. What is the "It" that this spiritual umbilical cord is attached to?

"It" has three parts:

1. To not be wise in your own eyes.

2.To fear the Lord.

3. To shun evil.

How do you see yourself? Do you handle everything without God’s input? Are your ideas and ways adequate? If so you may be a little too wise in your own eyes. Over and over God emphasizes to us the huge difference between Him and us. He wants us to be in fear or reverent awe of His untouchable excellence, His power, His majesty. It is because of His limitless compassion that he says Let me lead. He knows full well that He is the one qualified to lead. We need to recognize where true wisdom lies.

If we seek wisdom from wisdom’s source and not from our own selves, God will pour into us strength and health, nourishment and refreshing drink.

There is another scripture that says something very similar. It is found in John 15:5-7 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

Without that connection to the true vine, to the source of true wisdom, we will wither. It will be as if we are without nourishment. The amazing thing is that it is out of His immense love that He desires to nourish us.

Dear Father, help us to always recognize that you are wise and worthy of our fearful awe and respect for the magnitude of your wisdom. Help us forfeit the leadership role to you so that our faith will be like an umbilical cord bringing health and nourishment.

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