So I’m reading a book right now where there’s this fantasy world and between worlds there is a void. What’s in the void folks aren’t too sure of, but when the void is breached, monsters come in. But those monsters aren’t evil, just different beings with a hunger to live. And that hunger comes with a cost… when the void is breached by those who aren’t welcome. But even knowing that the void has a lot of unknowns, people aren’t afraid of going to the void when they die. It’s like a welcome release when needed from life. But people don’t volunteer you know? Not to the void when living, only when dead. NO ONE wants to face those monsters who live there, those beings changed by death.
How does the fit with today’s word? Well.. THE WORD is void. 🙂 So there you go! But I do plan to go elsewhere with this, so bear with me a bit. 🙂
Not to the void
A small, four letter word
void… what shall I do with it?
A void
is a space of nothing,
and area where an emptiness exists.
I mentioned this word to a
co-worker and his immediate response
was “the word of God does not return void”
it always has a place to go.
And when you think that God’s word
is living and active, you can’t really
see it as a place where a void can exist.
Something that is busy doesn’t really
leave room for emptiness does it?
But what does it really mean when you
hear of God’s word being living and active,
a “something” that always has a
destination and purpose.
Today in church we considered what
it means to consider who Jesus is, and how
we are part of him, meaning that our past
has no hold on us.
So when we struggle we need to consider
God, to consider Jesus all the more.
to think of what he truly means to us
and what it means that we are PART of him.
Death has no hold on us.
We aren’t bound by who we used to be.
Freedom is right in our hand.
Captured by sin is NOT in our vocabulary.
Yes, we can struggle with sin,
but it’s the struggle of a winner
against one that doesn’t see it’s defeat
is already at hand.
But to battle as a winner,
we need to see whose we are truly.
See it, ponder it, understand it.
Make it part of your beingness.
Remember, God’s word
is not to the void. It
has meaning and intent.
Listen to it!
See what it means for you
as you live as a stranger in the
world of your past. Look to
whose you are and live in your future.
Every night, now, I do go
to the place where monsters live
and they fear me ’cause they know
that I’ve got lots of hurt to give.
I’ve seen each one in his disguise
skulking there beneath my bed
with raspy breath and glowing eyes
calculated to bring dread,
but I pull my Electrolux
and yell “Dust Bunny, come to me!”,
and as the vacuum, roaring, sucks,
the monsters turn and, sobbing, flee,
and check closets with careful care
for fear I might be hiding there.
This is great, Andrew. The image of you vacuuming the monsters made me laugh.
Those dust=bunnies can be monsters indeed! 🙂
Loved “Yes, we can struggle with sin,
but it’s the struggle of a winner . . . But to battle as a winner,
we need to see whose we are truly.”
Thank you Sandra. 🙂