I attended dinner with a few friends last night, along with a few others I met for the first time. After yummy chili and birthday cake we studied scripture before playing a crazy game of uno… lol, I have to laugh about that a moment. ANYWAY Hannah felt God leading her to discuss friendships and the blessing of each other in Him.
One of the scriptures Hannah read was proverbs 27:17. The King James Version states “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” And as we began to dig into that I felt like something was revealed to me, in which I of course shared with everyone else.
In walking with Christ, I have found I am most sharp when dependant upon Him. And as that comes as no surprise, allow me to explain further. But first please let me say I am certainly not attempting to take away from the importance of fellowship or union of the Body.
However, KJV pro 18:24 says “and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” THAT Friend, the ULTIMATE Friend, we know as the Lord.
In recent months, esp. since working at the hospital, God has led me to certain individuals who have so remarkably received Him. In those heart wrenching moments when I see they are with sight, when I see they can hear, and when I know by Whom I’ve been sent because I feel the Spirit of God working through me (Mat 10:20,) I find myself (even still) in my heart and in my mind, calling upon the Lord. “Lord, I don’t know what You want to say. I don’t know this person’s heart, where they’ve been or what they’ve been through! I need You. I need You to give Yourself to them. Have me. Use me!” And during, and immediately after requesting Him, my mouth speaks with more depth, insight, WISDOM and Knowledge, that in those moments, I am AS SHARP as I ever have been, am, or will be (not I, but Christ.) He has literally caused me to RUSH to the bathroom, JUMP UP and DOWN with Joy, SQUEALING, saying to Him “That was good! That was so good!” (SMILES.)
Then thankfully I forget what I said (haha, happens often) so I don’t EVER depend on me… but Him, and Glory was, is and will ALWAYS be HIS. I know that those moments belong to Him and who He’s seeking, that HE LOVES THEM and has given Himself to them. I just feel so loved and blessed to get to be a part of it!
Thank You Jesus that You are ALIVE and WITH US…You are within us… and WE LOVE YOU!!
