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The Cage of Blessing
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“Humble yourselves,
therefore, under the mighty hand of God so
that at the proper time He may exalt you,
casting all your anxieties on Him, because
He cares for you” (1Pet.5-6).
A couple of weeks ago the
Lord gave me a vision of myself sitting in a
cage. I was so restless trying my best to
get out of this cage. I had so much energy
that had to be released and therefore I
could not be still. It got to a point
where I was moving around so much that I got
too tired to move at all. Once I was calm
the cage opened and I was let out.
The cage was symbolic for all
our circumstances that limit us from
accomplishing all that we think
should be accomplished. The energy I had was
self-generated and immature confidence when
it should have been selfless, mature “Godfidence”.
It was pride trying to get out and
take over the world. The Lord said that if
the cage were to be opened prematurely I
would not be ready for the next thing and I
would act on emotion. He wanted me to be
still and humble myself under His mighty
hand until the proper time.
Many of us say “I’m ready,
let me go” or “I can preach before the
multitudes.” Unfortunately we have not yet
humbled ourselves to the point of death. You
see anxiety can take the shape of fear,
worry, stress or an unhealthy curiosity
about the future. Do find yourself wondering
about your future? Do you find that you
silently question the authority in your
life? Are you always anxious?
If so then you must remain in
the cage by faith until the appropriate
time. The cage is not a prison, it’s a place
of training and humility so that when
the proper time comes you will know what
it’s like to be under the mighty Hand of
God. If you are doing the things “you
think” you should be doing then it’s
not time yet!! You still need to be
humbled a little bit more until the proper
time comes!
P.S. Stay faithful in the
“cage” of blessing.
- Mr. Grant Lewis, Class of
2008
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