Good Morning. I am going to paint a picture for you… it will require you use your imagination. On the Friday after Thanksgiving I went out and purchased my Christmas tree. I’d always wanted a 9 ft Christmas tree and this year I finally got it. When I arrived home I knew there was no way I could carry this 120lb box into the house alone so I did my usual horn toot to alert my husband of my arrival. Like clockwork I watched the garage door open and two people appear at the door. One was my husband and the other was my son (who is named after him). I told my husband that the box was too heavy for me to carry and asked if he could carry it for me. He agreed but before he came out to lift the box, he told my son to move because the box was too big and too heavy and he didn’t want it to fall on him. He began to carry the box inside the house on his back and as soon as he stepped in the door my son walked into his path. He wanted to help daddy carry the box. He didn’t recognize the box was too heavy for him to carry. Even though my son was in the way of his father, the father was able to save him from the box falling on his head. Although he’d told him to move because the box may fall, he still saved him from it. This illustration is two fold. One, I was mature enough and had enough faith in my husband to carry the burden for me. I knew that it was something I couldn’t do on my own. Two, although my son, who is made in the image of his father (and named after him), stepped in the way (thinking that he could do what daddy could do) his father still saved him from harm.
Think about this in a spiritual sense. Satan tries his best to destroy everyone and everything around you. He may come after you but when that fails he may attack those closest to you. Although you may be strong and faithful someone close to you may not. They may think they can defeat Satan on their own. Isn’t it wonderful to know that even in that situation God STILL carries the burden too heavy for you to lift even though you thought you could do it on your own? Praise God for blocking whatever your “it” may be. To take it a step further, praise Him for blocking those “its” that you never knew existed. For today I am meditating on this scripture:
Psalm 55: 22-23 Pile your troubles on God’s shoulders—
he’ll carry your load, he’ll help you out.
He’ll never let good people
topple into ruin.
But you, God, will throw the others
into a muddy bog,
Cut the lifespan of assassins
and traitors in half.
And I trust in you.
And this song (one of my favorites):
God Blocked It – Kurt Carr
http://www.imeem.com/people/Q7uQcE/music/Yj1DvlHJ/kurt_carr_god_blocked_it/
There were dangers awaiting me
Destruction was sure to be
But thank God for Angels
That were shielding and protecting
And looking out for me
Thank You lord
The Devil had a plan to kill me, I know
But God intercepted his plan
And told the devil, no
God blocked it
He wouldn’t let it be so
No He wouldn’t let it be so
Haven’t lived a perfect life
Seems I’ve done wrong more than I’ve done right
But thank God for compassion and forgiveness
That kept me from a terrible plight
You see, my life was spinning out of control
The fact that I’m still a live today
Ain’t nothing, nothing but a miracle
God blocked it
He wouldn’t let it be so
No, He wouldn’t let it be so
For I’ve got work to do
work to do
God wouldn’t let me die
Because He knew I had work to do
Oh yes
And I’ve got life to live
There are blessings
He wants to give
God blocked it,
He wouldn’t let it be so
No, He wouldn’t let it be so
God blocked it
He wouldn’t let it be so
It was the lord
Nobody but Jesus
(Copyright © 2008 by LaTasha Doss)
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