Madre
10-13-2009, 11:21 AM
"Why Am I Carnal?
“to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Col. 1:27
Traveling, I hear many stories. Many choose not to believe them. Well, I don’t believe all of them either, but I am just reporting the story. I am not asking any to believe them. Here is a report.
I know a man who says that he was caught up into heaven. While standing before the Father’s throne, he was asked if he had a question. The man said, “What is it in me that makes me carnal?” At that the Father leaned over, held the man’s head between his hands and kissed him on the forehead. He said that next the Father began to gently shake him. As he was being shook, it was as though the shaking was making what appeared to be little drawers all over his body open and spill their contents. All that came out was junk, useless little things. He thought to himself this must be all the useless little things I keep and hold dear that make me carnal. The Father stopped when all the drawers were empty and closed again.
Next, the Father reached toward his heart and opened a secret drawer and took from it a little box. The man said that he became frightened, just knowing that little box held the thing that made him carnal. He watched as the Father took out of the box a grand jewel! It was the most beautiful jewel. The Father didn’t put it back in the box but put the grand jewel back into the drawer and closed it. The man was quite confused when the Father spoke to him. “Yes, there are little things that make all men carnal. That is known. I am not interested in what makes you carnal, I am interested in the grand Jewel that has remained hidden in you. My Son is in you. You must not look for the carnal any longer but examine and discover the Son who is in you.” At that he was sent away.
Believe it or not, I like the story. I believe that too much time is spent in self-absorption and not enough time examining the grand Jewel that is in every child of God."
~ Michael Wells, www.abidinglife.com
“to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Col. 1:27
Traveling, I hear many stories. Many choose not to believe them. Well, I don’t believe all of them either, but I am just reporting the story. I am not asking any to believe them. Here is a report.
I know a man who says that he was caught up into heaven. While standing before the Father’s throne, he was asked if he had a question. The man said, “What is it in me that makes me carnal?” At that the Father leaned over, held the man’s head between his hands and kissed him on the forehead. He said that next the Father began to gently shake him. As he was being shook, it was as though the shaking was making what appeared to be little drawers all over his body open and spill their contents. All that came out was junk, useless little things. He thought to himself this must be all the useless little things I keep and hold dear that make me carnal. The Father stopped when all the drawers were empty and closed again.
Next, the Father reached toward his heart and opened a secret drawer and took from it a little box. The man said that he became frightened, just knowing that little box held the thing that made him carnal. He watched as the Father took out of the box a grand jewel! It was the most beautiful jewel. The Father didn’t put it back in the box but put the grand jewel back into the drawer and closed it. The man was quite confused when the Father spoke to him. “Yes, there are little things that make all men carnal. That is known. I am not interested in what makes you carnal, I am interested in the grand Jewel that has remained hidden in you. My Son is in you. You must not look for the carnal any longer but examine and discover the Son who is in you.” At that he was sent away.
Believe it or not, I like the story. I believe that too much time is spent in self-absorption and not enough time examining the grand Jewel that is in every child of God."
~ Michael Wells, www.abidinglife.com