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July.28.06: Light for the Day - “Making
of A Diamond"
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-- Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those
who love Him, who have been called according to His
Purpose.
-- 2 Timothy 3:15-17
15 And that from childhood you have
Known the Holy Scriptures,
which are Able to Make you Wise for Salvation
through
Faith in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is Useful
for Doctrine,
Teaching, Rebuking, Correcting
and Training in Righteousness,
17 So that the man of God may be Complete,
Thoroughly Equipped for every Good Work.
-- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a
New Creation;
the old life has gone, the
New Life has come!
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Making of A Diamond
In the furnace of the earth
Lay a black and ugly chunk of coal
Beset by mighty pressure
And intense heat upon its whole.
Intense pressure pushed it upward,
through the mire and mud,
to be touched by Jesus life
and changed by His transforming blood.
No longer black, but clear,
A diamond in the rough
The Holy Spirit took it,
Still opaque and tough;
Marks He made upon it,
According to God’s plan,
As gently He engulfed it
In His skillful hand.
How best to cut and size it
To catch and hold the light
reflecting God the Father
Even through the darkest night.
He knew how to set each facet
So it would sparkle most
And reflect the Savior’s image
toward worldly, wicked hosts;
To flash the light of heaven
To send a message clear,
That time is of the essence
And hell is drawing near.
The cutting of the diamond
Causes much grief and pain
But the emerging stone lay silent
Awaiting God’s cut again.
The troubles of the world
Are a worthy blade
To sever self entirely
Where the Spirit’s marks are made.
In time it is transformed
By all it has been through
Under tutelage by the Spirit
Unto a stone made anew;
The sparkle cannot come
Without the sear of pain
As conforming cuts are made
Time and time again.
A glistening sparkling diamond shines
Reflecting God’s own fire
To rescue sinners tightly bound
On Satan’s hellish pyre.
This bringing to perfection
Lasts throughout your life and mine
Until God calls us home to heaven
Where we’ll forever shine.
-- Joyce Guy
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At the Royal Palace in the Far East, you can see one of the most beautiful
mosaic works in the world. The ceilings and walls flash like diamonds in
multifaceted reflections.
Originally, when the palace was designed, the architect specified huge
sheets of mirrors on the walls. When the first shipment arrived from Europe,
they found to their horror that the mirrors were shattered. The contractor
threw them in the trash and brought the sad news to the architect.
Amazingly, the architect ordered all of the broken pieces collected,
then smashed them into tiny pieces and glued them to the walls to
become a mosaic of silvery, shimmering, mirrored bits of glass.
Broken to become beautiful! It's possible to turn your scars into stars.
It's possible to be better because of the brokenness. It is extremely rare
to find in the great museums of the world objects of antiquity that are
unbroken. Indeed, some of the most precious pieces in the world are
only fragments that remain a hallowed reminder of a glorious past.
Never underestimate God's power to repair and restore.
-- R.S.
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-- James 1:2-6
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face
trials of many kinds,
3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature
and complete, not lacking anything.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
6 But Ask in Faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like
a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
-- Romans 5:1-5
1 Therefore, since we have been justified
through Faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 through whom we have gained access by Faith into this
Grace
in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of
the glory of God.
3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
4 perseverance, character; and character, Hope.
5 And Hope
does not disappoint us, because God has poured out
His Love
into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, Whom
He has given us.
-- 2 Corinthians 4:15-18
15 All this is for your benefit, so that the
Grace that is reaching more and
more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting
away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us
an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
-- Romans 8:35-39
35 Who shall separate us from the love of
Christ? Shall trouble or
hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."
(Ps. 44:22)
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through
Him who loved us.
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor
demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the Love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
-- 1 Peter 5:10
And the God of all
Grace, Who called you to His eternal glory in Christ,
after you have suffered a little while, will Himself
restore you and
make you strong, firm and steadfast.
-- 2 Thessalonians 2: 13-14
13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord,
because from the beginning God chose you to be saved
through
the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the
Truth.
14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in
the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
-- Psalms 94:12
Blessed is the man You
discipline, O LORD,
The man You teach from Your Law;
-- Proverbs 1:7
The Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and discipline.
-- Revelation 3:19-20
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.
So be earnest, and repent.
20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears
My Voice
and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with
Me.
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-- Proverbs 16:9
In his heart a man plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
-- Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man’s heart,
but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
-- Psalms 138:8
The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me;
Your love, O LORD, endures forever
do not abandon the works of Your hands.
-- Isaiah 46:10
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is
still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
-- Isaiah 55:8-11
8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways My ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways
higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return
to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is My Word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to
Me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
-- Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me,
and I will listen to you.
13 You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.
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-- Psalms 103:1-5
1 Praise the LORD, O my soul;
All my inmost being, praise His Holy Name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
3 Who Forgives all your sins and Heals all your diseases,
4 Who Redeems your life from the pit
and Crowns you with Love and Compassion,
5 Who Satisfies your desires with good things so that
your youth is Renewed like the eagle’s.
-- Psalms 16:7-11
7 I will praise the LORD, Who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me.
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10 because You will not abandon me to the grave,
nor will you let Your Holy One see decay.
11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me
with
joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
-- Psalms 106:1
Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for
He is good;
His love endures forever.
-- Psalms 117:1
Praise the LORD, all you nations;
Extol Him, all you peoples.
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