This
is the word the Lord gave me yesterday and it has been on my mind ever
since. I could not imagine what this
phrase could possible mean in regards to my (our) Christian walk. As the phrase would not let go of me, I decided
to sit down and put some serious thought to it.
I googled the phrase but of course there was nothing to reflect the Word
of God. That is all it took. A serious decision to find out what the Lord
was telling me and the answer began to come.
Cream
is the rich portion of the milk when fresh before anything is done to it. I can remember as a child and seeing my
grandmothers bring in the milk from the dairy man. They would pour off the top of the bottled
milk as this was where the beautiful cream was.
It was always at the top, even though when it was poured into the bottle
it sank to the bottom as it was heavier.
But the richness of it, the buttery goodness of it, slowly began to rise
upwards.
Often
when we are under attack from the enemy, all the good that has been poured into
us by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God, all the beauty of God’s Word,
His love and His faithfulness at times begins to slowly flow to the bottom of
our hearts, our spirits. As the attacks
become heavier and we become discouraged, faith beginning to falter, our
spirits become heavy and our knowing….our vision….darkness can begin to
overtake us. We call out to our Father, “help
us Lord”.
Here’s
the good part, dear friends……we are the children of a Mighty God…..of a Father
whose hand never leaves us……we are inhabited by His very own Spirit……and the
Spirit of God, dwelling in us does not fail us but begins to rise above the
circumstances….begins to exalt Himself above the darkness that has tried to
fill us….and His Light comes rising to the top of any and all situations that
have bound us. Like the cream rising to
the top of milk – the richness of the Holy Spirit cannot be held down in the
hearts of those who worship the Lord with their whole hearts……the goodness of
God will draw His Spirit up in us and lift us higher than our problems…..and
the joy and peace that only can come from our Lord begins to fill us again.
It
is difficult at times to put in exact words what the Lord shows me…..I can only
pray you can close your earthly eyes and let your spiritual eyes join me in
seeing the Lord, in His rich glory, rising up in us when we come against
worldly attacks. Join me in thanksgiving
and gratitude to our God, who time after time shows His faithfulness and love….His
abiding love.
