A Glimpse and Thoughts
"This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." 1 John 5:3&4 (NIV my emphasis)
At first it scares me - "obeying His commands" - but then what are his commands? To bring/share the restoration and hope He has given to us. Think of the unspoken command given to the children everytime they visited Narnia. They brought hope, peace, and restoration. They helped Narnia be the place Aslan intended it to be. Yet they never had to accomplish this entirely on their own. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, while Peter and Edmund were fighting their best, Aslan was helping or rather Susan and Lucy were helping Aslan free those the Witch had turned to stone. In fact, Aslan was really the only one doing the actual freeing - it was his breath that brought them to life. Yet still - Susan and Lucy were necessary. Aslan could have freed Narnia years before but humans were who he put in place to govern that realm. And when Peter and Edmund were about to make their last stand, Aslan came to their aid with the newly freed warriors. And even in the midst of war Aslan brought healing - in the form of Lucy and her flask.
Do ya see the parallel I'm drawing here? God ordained us to be ambassadors of Himself on this earth. He set up mankind ot rule and reign in the garden but the destroyer came and deceived us. And now our mission is to share the truth and the freedom of what He's called us to, with others.(Isa 61:3&4) And our only requirement for success is that we believe/receive His gift and love Him. How marvelous is that?! It is one of those sweet glimpses into the real and true reality that is far greater and sweeter than the story that mirrors it. But that is His continued work in us. He is always expanding our hearts to hold more of Him, more of His love, and more of His purpose for our lives.
At first it scares me - "obeying His commands" - but then what are his commands? To bring/share the restoration and hope He has given to us. Think of the unspoken command given to the children everytime they visited Narnia. They brought hope, peace, and restoration. They helped Narnia be the place Aslan intended it to be. Yet they never had to accomplish this entirely on their own. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, while Peter and Edmund were fighting their best, Aslan was helping or rather Susan and Lucy were helping Aslan free those the Witch had turned to stone. In fact, Aslan was really the only one doing the actual freeing - it was his breath that brought them to life. Yet still - Susan and Lucy were necessary. Aslan could have freed Narnia years before but humans were who he put in place to govern that realm. And when Peter and Edmund were about to make their last stand, Aslan came to their aid with the newly freed warriors. And even in the midst of war Aslan brought healing - in the form of Lucy and her flask.
Do ya see the parallel I'm drawing here? God ordained us to be ambassadors of Himself on this earth. He set up mankind ot rule and reign in the garden but the destroyer came and deceived us. And now our mission is to share the truth and the freedom of what He's called us to, with others.(Isa 61:3&4) And our only requirement for success is that we believe/receive His gift and love Him. How marvelous is that?! It is one of those sweet glimpses into the real and true reality that is far greater and sweeter than the story that mirrors it. But that is His continued work in us. He is always expanding our hearts to hold more of Him, more of His love, and more of His purpose for our lives.
posted by Meg at 7:02 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home