Set Free by the Light

We lived in the country for sometime but for church convenience left our little farmstead and made the move in to the city. This allegory was inspired while watching the baby Emu's hatch, what a fascinating experience. I thought it time to share it again.

As I watched one of our six baby Emu's hatch late last night, I couldn't help but reflect on what I was before a life-changing event came into my life.

I was enclosed in the darkness, nourished only by the little that was provided there. My mind was so narrow with no thoughts outside my dark enclosure. All I could see was the blackness all about me. Then one day, after someone's many prayers, a hole was chipped into my shell and a ray of light shone through. I'd never seen anything so bright and appealing before, yet part of me was afraid-- for I'd grown quite comfortable in my own little world. It was familiar to me. So I turned away from the light.

Yet, day-by-day, my curiosity grew. So I pecked, only a little, but enough to allow the light to illuminate the darkness of my shell. No longer did I want to stay in the darkness, for the light was bright but appealing. I tried chipping away at my shell in desperation to get to the light. I cried out, "Help me! Can anyone hear me? I don't want to be in the darkness anymore. I want the Light, the appealing Light. Oh, please, someone help me!"

Then, a firm yet gentle hand took hold of my shell. All of a sudden, I COULD SEE. Oh, beloved, how magnificent it is to be free and see! Free from the bondage of my shell. Free, longing to share with others who are still in their little dark "shells."

The life-changing event was Jesus Christ. Thank you heavenly Father for the new life You create in us when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

Thank you that You are faithful to take a firm hold of our "shells," showing us Your wonderful Light; freeing us from the bondage of... (you fill in the blank). -A. Correia

Have a triumphant day in Jesus!
April



May my life reflect my walk with Jesus in a positive way, like light, causing one to be drawn to the ways of Jesus; like salt, causing one to thirst after the ways of our Lord. – alc