Saturday, December 21, 2013

Let there be breakthrough

Where there are cracks and holes in life, God does his mighty work of shining light through to make us whole. He desires none of this brokenness to affect our joy. We were created to SHINE the Creator's reflection.
 Check your dim spots. Evaluate the darkness. He is there ready for you to say "Lights, please." 
Then let Him direct you through the next act, the next stage of life. Follow and you'll be screaming "encore, encore and Amen!" 
Overflowing with the joy of witnessing your breakthrough, you'll pour the radiance on to the world as you tell the story you witnessed in your unique review.
That's how Love comes into the world.
And he doesn't need the largest, most ornate theatre. God started with a manger and did it with an original audience of two trusting hearts.

“This is the kind of fast day I’m after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts. What I’m interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families. Do this and the lights will turn on, and your lives will turn around at once. Your righteousness will pave your way. The God of glory will secure your passage. Then when you pray, God will answer. You’ll call out for help and I’ll say, ‘Here I am.’ (Isaiah 58:6-9 MSG)