Wednesday, January 24, 2024

FROM EARTHLY VESELS TO HEAVENLY BODIES

 

 

 

 

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WITNESS

 

 

9-7-13

 

 

FROM EARTHLY VESSELS TO HEAVENLY BODIES

 

 

We are earthly vessels

But we are designed

To CARRY something

 

And what we are DESIGNED to carry

IS THE WORD OF GOD

 

A vessel is designed as a container

(ie. a bottle-a bowl-a cup-etc.)

For holding something

 

And in that something-that person-that body

IS INFUSED with a quality like faith, hope,

Love, grace, etc.

 

“And in him you too

ARE being built to become

A dwelling place

IN WHICH GOD LIVES BY HIS SPIRIT”                               Ephesians 2:22

 

I don’t know about you

But my body

SOMETIMES feels

More like a shack

Than a vessel

And I wonder why

GOD-GOD’S SPRIT

Would want to hang out with me

Let alone-LIVE INSIDE OF ME

 

Nevertheless he does

 

“LET all the earth

Fear the Lord

Let all the people

Of the world

REVERE HIM”                                                                     Psalm 33:8

 

Let the SPIRIT OF GOD

LIVE

NOT in this broken down body

But in GOD’S HEAVENLY VESSEL

 

For the spirit of God-IS LIFE

 

Fortunately for us

Our God IS USED to humble places

So these broken down bodies of ours

HE CAN TRANSFORM

 

HE is used to stables

HE is used to crosses

SO these broken down bodies of ours

ARE NOTHING NEW

 

And we are children

OF GOD

And he WILL NEVER EVER

FORGET US

 

“For in him

We live and move

And have our heavenly being

AS some of our own poets have said

‘WE ARE HIS OFFSPRING’”                                                       Acts 17:28

 

Dear Lord-we pray

AS YOUR CHILDREN

To transform us

From earthly vessels

To heavenly bodies

To carry THE WORD OF GOD

 

“And we eagerly await

A Savior

From there- The Lord Jesus Christ

 

Who by the power

That enables him  

 

To bring everything

UNDER his control

 

WILL TRANSFORM

OUR lowly bodies

So that

They will be like

HIS GLORIOUS BODY”                                                            Philippians 3:21

 

Dear Lord

We pray that you

Take our earthly vessels

And make them into HEAVENLY BODIES

 

TO CARRY THE WORD OF GOD

 

Robert P. Wallman

7-30-13  

 

 

Ps        WITNESS        9-7-13

 

Inspired by an article in LIVING FAITH magazine

By Sister Kathryn James Hermes, F.S.P.   

 

 

1-26-15     &         6-30-16                      

 

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