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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

Frederick Carl) Frieseke (1874-1939, American-Born French Painter

Ps 60:1-4
God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O, restore us. You have made the land quake, You have split it open; Heal its breaches, for it totters. You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger. You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. NASU

In the life of the Christian, rewards come in the form of two coins: Faith and experience. As children of God we learn by experience first; then the faith will come to each of us later. God requires of us to know Him. It is required of us to also walk with Him and for each of us to experience Him, personally and individually.

You see, we like the idea of God paying attention to our every little whim and detail in our lives, but we do not like the idea of learning the details of what pleases this God who was so interested in our lives that He “came down” to experience our everyday struggles, and gave His life for our relief. He came to give us the free gift of eternal life, and not just life in misery, but a life of eternal rest and peace, joy and fulfillment for the ages, and…right now.

We must remember that our God is perfect and complete, and He is shaping us every day of our lives. We are experiencing daily whatever is needed to make us into what will please Him, our experiences are His tools…His Hands on the clay. James tells us in chapter 1 verse 4 “And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”

Have you ever seen a beautiful flower and walked over to experience it closer, sure you have, and as you got closer you looked at it’s every detail, and then you bent over to experience its aroma. Have you ever seen one so beautiful, but without the sweet perfume that made it complete. Well, that’s what we are talking about right now, God wants you to have the sweet aroma of Christ in you, so that when others come close it enters into their senses and leaves them with the memory of what Christ did for them on Calvary.

There is only one way for this transformation to be completed in you and I and that is to experience our Lord, and if we remember that this is what this life is given to us for…then we will bloom for Christ now, and His sweet aroma will fill the senses of all who come near us, for His Glory…God Bless.

Pastor William