Philippians 2:12-13
The Message (MSG)
12-13 What I’m getting at, friends, is that you should simply keep on doing what you’ve done from the beginning. When I was living among you, you lived in responsive obedience. Now that I’m separated from you, keep it up. Better yet, redouble your efforts. Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure.
The line that really sticks out in Clocks is this..."Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease?"
Time keeps ticking away for us all. Everyday we all climb back into our work, routines, assignments, and task. If we are not careful, the days all blend into one big, mundane, unfulfilled trap of repetition.
Through a relationship with Christ Jesus, He enables us, or rather equips us for our daily tasks by teaching us to perceive it as a mission. He commissions you as His ambassador to be salt and light, overcoming the darkness, bring love and hope to a lost world.
All of this is possible through His help and YOUR attitude.
Theirs a true story about a famous violinist who opened a concert at one of the premier venues in Europe. Crowds pressed in to hear him play Beethoven on a legendary Stradivarius violin. As the concert began, a string broke on the violin. The crowd was silenced when over the next few moments, 3 more strings broke on the Stradivarius, leaving only one. What happened next has gone done in history as one of the most amazing concert accomplishments.
After a brief pause and adjustment, for the next ten minutes, Niccolo Paganini stunned the audience in playing beautifully and majestically a Beethoven sonata on just ONE string.
It matters not about the nature of your adversity; your lack of provision; the size of your problems. What is important is for you to play on the one string you have. Its not about your performance, its about your attitude and your understanding of God. When we commit our life to Him....we are then TOUCHED by the masters hand.
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http://youtu.be/XbI1FpLd4Vk
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