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I took this picture to make a Valentines Day card for Tracy and my girls. In doing so, I was fascinated about a deeper meaning to the picture. I went into the gift shop at Central Church (near my office) and pulled a bible off the shelf to accommodate the setup. I placed the bible on a stand and opened it to the middle (curling each center page to the left/right and creasing it into the margin) to create the heart. In doing so, I was reminded that the heart of God can be found in the “center” of the scripture….and he can also be found in the margins of life! Proverbs 23:26 says, “My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways.” Psalm 20:4 says, “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” I think these scriptures give us much insight into His desire for us…He can find you in the “center” or the “margins”…but you must be available to Him! It’s amazing what you find when you “open the book!”
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Psalm 107:14 says, “He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.” As I look at this picture, I’m reminded how many “things” are chained up in the city where I live. Gates, blockades, abandoned schools, old hospitals, businesses, and the list goes on and on. An illustration can easily be made to our lives. Decisions we’ve made, places we’ve been, people we’ve been close to, places we’ve worked, and even sometimes our homes….could all be places where we feel “chained.” The scripture writer in Psalms gives us great hope and he says, “He brought them out of (utter) darkness…” and their chains were broken! What “chains” you today? I know what it is for me that could so easily “chain” me. What is it for you? Are you willing and ready to have your chains of utter darkness broken? There is hope…when you’re ready!
- Old GM Factory
2nd Corinthians 5:17 says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.”
I see this picture of an old GM plant and I think of this scripture….old things will pass away, and (in Christ) all things will be new. Part of the difficult part of seeing things (buildings, houses, businesses, etc.) deteriorate, is that many times there’s no hope for a “resurrection.” What has been, will never again be! But as we live in Christ, we are new creatures. Made new by and through His loving sacrifice for us. As we look at our lives and see areas of “deterioration,” we need to remember to allow Christ to “make them new again.” His work in us is enough…we no longer need to be satisfied with our old selves…we can be new in Him! It’s a matter of choice…which decision will you make?
