A Glory Seed Devotional
Cary’s Sugar Free Syrup, Me, and the Holy Spirit…
Early yesterday morning I braved the cold Michigan nearly sub-zero wind-chill to replace my sugar free syrup so I could eat a couple of slices of French toast for breakfast. Ten minutes after returning home I sat down to “wolf” down the once frozen slices of egg drenched toast, flipped open the top on my newly acquired bottle of Cary’s Sugar Free Syrup turned the bottle upside down and squeezed. Nothing! I squeezed harder, nothing! Just as a wave of disappointment blew across my face I thought maybe there was a seal under the cap. Sure enough after further investigation and removing the seal I (and the dog) enjoyed our breakfast.
Almost an hour later my breakfast/syrup experience took on a much deeper meaning when the Holy Spirit pointed out to me on different occasions I’ve asked God to pour his blessings out on me only to have some form of inner seal I had neglected to remove block the blessings. Suddenly I found myself wondering how many times I have blocked God’s blessings entering my life because I thought I’d removed the obstacles blocking my relationship with God.
Next I began trying to figure out what inner seal I either hadn’t removed or keeps coming back. Again the Holy Spirit came to my rescue by reminding me of Mark chapter 9 verse 24, “I do believe, but help me overcome my UNBLIEF!” (Mark 9:24, NLT, emphasis mine) At first I tried arguing with the Holy Spirit on the grounds that God has helped me through so much over the past 5 months how can unbelief be a problem for me.
The response from the Holy Spirit? Silence, the “I’m-the-Holy-Spirit-don’t-argue-with-me-silence” I get when I go head-to-head with the powers that created the universe. Have you ever had a similar experience? If not do you know what I mean?
One thing I am walking away from this experience with, you never know where a bottle of Cary’s Sugar Free Syrup and 2 slices of frozen and toasted egg dipped bread will take you! I never would have thought they would take me on a mountain top experience with the Holy Spirit.
You gotta love it!
Grace and PEACE!
Believe it! Experience it!
Gary
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“Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.”
Cary’s Sugar Free Syrup, Me, and the Holy Spirit…
Early yesterday morning I braved the cold Michigan nearly sub-zero wind-chill to replace my sugar free syrup so I could eat a couple of slices of French toast for breakfast. Ten minutes after returning home I sat down to “wolf” down the once frozen slices of egg drenched toast, flipped open the top on my newly acquired bottle of Cary’s Sugar Free Syrup turned the bottle upside down and squeezed. Nothing! I squeezed harder, nothing! Just as a wave of disappointment blew across my face I thought maybe there was a seal under the cap. Sure enough after further investigation and removing the seal I (and the dog) enjoyed our breakfast.
Almost an hour later my breakfast/syrup experience took on a much deeper meaning when the Holy Spirit pointed out to me on different occasions I’ve asked God to pour his blessings out on me only to have some form of inner seal I had neglected to remove block the blessings. Suddenly I found myself wondering how many times I have blocked God’s blessings entering my life because I thought I’d removed the obstacles blocking my relationship with God.
Next I began trying to figure out what inner seal I either hadn’t removed or keeps coming back. Again the Holy Spirit came to my rescue by reminding me of Mark chapter 9 verse 24, “I do believe, but help me overcome my UNBLIEF!” (Mark 9:24, NLT, emphasis mine) At first I tried arguing with the Holy Spirit on the grounds that God has helped me through so much over the past 5 months how can unbelief be a problem for me.
The response from the Holy Spirit? Silence, the “I’m-the-Holy-Spirit-don’t-argue-with-me-silence” I get when I go head-to-head with the powers that created the universe. Have you ever had a similar experience? If not do you know what I mean?
One thing I am walking away from this experience with, you never know where a bottle of Cary’s Sugar Free Syrup and 2 slices of frozen and toasted egg dipped bread will take you! I never would have thought they would take me on a mountain top experience with the Holy Spirit.
You gotta love it!
Grace and PEACE!
Believe it! Experience it!
Gary
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“He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.” (Isaiah 42:3, NLT)
“He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.” (Isaiah 42:3, NLT)
Note: Should you want to go back and review this Glory Seed or if you’d like to subscribe so you can receive them in your email you can do so by clicking on this link: http://gloryseeds.wordpress.com/.
“Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.”
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