Here are more notes from a meeting I recently attended. For me, the "joy of process" is that God's heart is that I be the most ready I can be for His plan. The process isn't the event. The process is merely the working to ready me for the events of God.
Pruning - John 15:1-2 - The action of the Father by which the means of former fruit bearing is cut away in order to make way for a new season of fruitfulness. This confronts of tendency to seek to protect past systems or methodologies in order to unveil the Creator's new ways and workings.
Refining - Mal. 3:3 - The process whereby "dross" is removed. Dross is the imbedded material that reduces the pruity and value of the silver.
Chaff - Luke 3:17 - The external husk that protects the head of wheat during its growth season; it must be crushed and removed. Ask - "Lord, what of the external needs to be crushed in order to give place to the entry of Your Kingdom with power?"
Circumcision - Col. 2: 11 - It is God's way of saying, surplus flesh unnecessary to my reproductive process through Your life must be surgically removed. The flesh must be dealt with to release new covenant life and blessing.
The flooding of the riverbed - John 7:3 7-39 - Allow the fountain of the Holy Spirit's overflow to wash away debris and to bring refreshing.
In the days ahead there will be more discussion. I'll look forward to hearing what other might offer around these thoughts too.
3 comments:
Good thoughts, Yadah.
I'm going to want to spend more time thinking about this!
I really like your comment about circumcision.
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