No Longer Enemies
Genesis 38
The orange kitten was hungry. The grizzly bear was lonely. The man was apprehensive. The kitten weighed no more than ten ounces when he first slid under the fence into the bear's pen. The man was almost in a panic, thinking the hungry grizzly would kill him and eat him for dinner.
Afraid to do anything that might alarm, "Griz," the man just watched. As the 650-pound grizzly was eating his midday meal, something extraordinary happened. The bear picked out a chicken wing and dropped it near the kitten.
From that moment on, Griz and "Cats" friendly relationship defined both the patterns of nature, as well as their own troubled life histories. Griz never took advantage of Cat's weaknesses, and each animal accommodated the others needs.
What a lesson Griz and Cat offer! We can help each other break free from the patterns of our past that keep us from loving each other. As we pray for and care for others with the love of Jesus Christ, we obtain healing by the grace of God, both for them and ourselves!
The wolf also shall dwell with the Lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. - Isaiah 11:6
-Tea Time with God
The orange kitten was hungry. The grizzly bear was lonely. The man was apprehensive. The kitten weighed no more than ten ounces when he first slid under the fence into the bear's pen. The man was almost in a panic, thinking the hungry grizzly would kill him and eat him for dinner.
Afraid to do anything that might alarm, "Griz," the man just watched. As the 650-pound grizzly was eating his midday meal, something extraordinary happened. The bear picked out a chicken wing and dropped it near the kitten.
From that moment on, Griz and "Cats" friendly relationship defined both the patterns of nature, as well as their own troubled life histories. Griz never took advantage of Cat's weaknesses, and each animal accommodated the others needs.
What a lesson Griz and Cat offer! We can help each other break free from the patterns of our past that keep us from loving each other. As we pray for and care for others with the love of Jesus Christ, we obtain healing by the grace of God, both for them and ourselves!
The wolf also shall dwell with the Lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. - Isaiah 11:6
-Tea Time with God
posted by Hurricane Empress at Thursday, July 23, 2009
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