Sunday, September 29, 2013

A Disquieting Dream

                                                   by Sharon Manning

I had a disquieting dream last night and I still remember it, which is weird for me.  So when I took my predawn walk this morning I was taking to the LORD concerning my dream for in my dream I had a grudging attitude that I didn't like.  And although the details were not precise, certain elements in it mirrored past circumstances.  So I asked the LORD to enable me to forgive what I thought I had already forgiven and went on to say “LORD, It is YOUR love I need to flow from me, please spread it around in my heart just like YOUR word says.  Don't let any bitterness remain for I want to reflect YOUR character in all I do.”

I was walking East at that time, so I could see the 1st colors of breaking dawn, but felt a need to look back to my house (West).  As I did, I saw the Moon: it was round and golden and perfectly beautiful… so beautiful in fact that I turned around and walked West so I could watch it as it went down over the mountains.

I smiled when I 1st saw it for I understood immediately that the nudge to turn around was from the Holy SPIRIT to give me an illustration that GOD would favor me and do as HE said if (condition) I would just look to HIM.   Why did I think that?

Well, the Moon has no light of its own it only reflects the light of the sun.  Yet its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have, since ancient times, made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, calendars, art and mythology.  In actuality the Moon’s gravitational influence produces the ocean tides and the minute lengthening of the day.  So that although it has no light of its own it gives off light in increasing measure and has a great influence.

You and I are like the Moon, we have no light of our own (though sometimes man, like the devil before him, foolishly thinks he does.)  But although we do not generate light, we can reflect the light of our GOD and Savior who is the Light of the world by letting HIM shine through us by our obedience to HIM.  As we stand in HIS light, we can have a great gravitational influence on things surrounding us.  So lets look to the SON and reflect HIS glory…

Have you noticed that it won’t hurt you to look directly at the moon no matter how brightly it shines; whereas to look directly at the sun will blind you?  Hmmmm I wonder  could it be that perhaps that is one reason why GOD has chosen HIS children (those who believe in JESUS John 1:12) to be HIS witnesses by their lives as well as their words.  For the scripture says no man shall see GOD and live.


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