Rocks…my friend Barbara caught a couple on her windshield yesterday. It has happened to me. You too probably. A little tiny pebble, powered by some unseen force, flying thru the air, striking a heavy shatterproof glass windshield…and there’s a break. Unless the repair guy can stop it, it will run little fingers across the entire windshield.
The information and instructions we find in scripture are like that. A verse can fly off the pages, hit us right in the face, and crack the wall of defenses we’ve built around us. That wall…(and yes, you’ve got at least one)…is called a stronghold in scripture. (“For the weapons of our warfare are not weapons of the world…. they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” 2Cor. 10:4)
You see, you and I put up windshields. The natural, fleshly, carnal way of human beings since the incident in The Garden is to keep the Wind of God away from us. Just like Adam and Eve, we think we can hide. Then one of those verses is quoted… in print, or spoken aloud by someone…and POW!! Cracks in the windshield.
The thing is…we’d be so much better off to stay away from that guy that wants to stop the effects of it. He is not repairing…and he is not our friend. He is the enemy. (“…your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 )
His purpose is to “steal, kill, and destroy..” John 10:10
He is a liar. Invented it, in fact. (“…the devil…is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44 )
Satan’s mission is to separate us from God. He accomplished that by influencing the wrong decisions made in The Garden. Ever since that happened, God has been at work to restore us. And those nuggets of scripture that fly into your face…well, those are the Words of our God!! He wants to crack thru the strongholds of sin. Don’t repair those!!…don’t stop His Word from spreading across your heart and changing your entire being. You do not need protection from His Spirit. Let His Word take out that entire shield, open yourself up to Him completely. You will love the wind of His Love blowing on your face.
He speaks. But the choice is your. He won’t over-ride your decision about your windshield. Listen? ….or keep the shield up, stop all His attempts to break thru…and miss out on experiencing the Wind of His Spirit?
“ He sends His Word and melts them…He stirs up His breezes, and the waters flow. He has revealed His Word….Praise the Lord.” Psalm 147:18,20
Father, today…throw some good rocks. Make some good clean breaks in the barriers that have been erected in our lives. Help us to trust You enough to allow, even ask You, to remove the shields that keep You distanced from us. And blow into us, Your breath of life.
