Rest is needed by all who claim to be humans, and I said claimed because some seem to think they are superhuman. If you live in Jamaica, you can relate to the heat that is felt at nights. One of the best conventional ways to soften the harsh effect of the temperature is to use a fan.
After a hard day’s work, when I come home, most times all I want to do is just sleep. I jump in the shower and say prayers and snuggle under the covers for some well-deserved shut eye (after turning the fan on of course). As I closed my eyes one night, it came to mind that I could save on the electricity bill by not using the fan. I turned the fan off and went under the cover again. It was fine for 3-5 sec, after which the orchestra started (nothing like Beethoven's symphonies). Then it dawned on me that there was another reason I used the fan. THE MOSQUITOES. These are some annoying little pests that can make a night sleep hectic. With their cacophonic wing flaps, they sing with buzzes of annoyance. So I got my arsenal ready, my dear fan. Everything was back to normal again.
Almost everything can be linked to the love, care or protection of God. Don’t believe me, watch this. It hit me; these MOSQUITOES are like Satan and his 1/3 (no pun intended), always pestering to seek their best chance to bite (I know they suck, and again no pun intended). They will never ease until their endeavour is complete. However, the FAN was the protection of God. With its presence, there was no way the pests could touch me. There was an important factor to all this however, the fan could not turn on itself, I had to make the effort to push the power button. It’s the same with God; we NEED to make an effort to ask God for his guidance and protection. If you read 1 John 3:22 you will see that he will grant unto you what you ASK for (provided you follow his commandments). You have to make a purposive effort to reach out to Him, just press that on button on the fan and all will be ok.
Most often than not, fans do come with more than one speed. Some obstacles can easily be rid, but others require diligent prayer and seeking of God. As apprehension builds towards the temptations that may face you and those mosquitoes seem to have strengthened their army, just switch to a higher gear. They will all be blown away in a wink. Sometimes, as you still might wake with bites on your body despite the fan speed. However, it would have been worse if the fan was not there. YOU NEVER HAVE TO FACE THE BATTLE ALONE. This is similar to you digging into the promise bag of God and you earnestly telling God that you need His help to fight the battle.
This is a great analogy and how true it is!! As I was reading this I thought of something to add as well. I personally want to reach the stage where I loathe sin and it annoys me (much like the chorus of the mosquitos) that the first thing I want to do is rid myself of it. At the first sight of sin I want it to be repulsive to me that not only do I "turn on the fan" to get it away but I also guard my heart daily by "putting up mosquito meshes and nets" to filter what gets inside.
ReplyDeleteAhh, I like the idea of the mesh. Its like putting on the entire armor of God. If you think of any analogies just send them to me.
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