Friday, April 29, 2011
TRAPPED
one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John
4:4
Trapped
It was irresistable. Too warm and sunny, too lovely an afternoon to
not take a few minutes to sit outside on the back porch where we were
staying. I moved the rocker over to get a better view of the graceful
moss-covered oaks.
A neighboring cat crawled into a space under the house. Bees busied
themselves around a clematis vine. I heard a faint buzzing. Another
mosquito? The hum persisted. Turning around, I spied a glint of pale
green.
Near the sliding door was a glass bottle. It looked faded, antique-y.
The glass stopper had a green bee, or fly perched on top.
The bottle had legs about ½ inch high, which kept it barely off the
ground. It also had a fake bottom - a large hole with a lip around the
inside of it. Inside were a couple dead flies and one flying
frantically around the top trying to get out.
Apparently the insects entered from underneath. They could leave the
same way they came in, but for some reason it appeared they didn't do
that. They flew up towards the stopper, which was a dead end.
The world can make us feel as though we're trapped. We try and escape
pressures of the world, panic or just give up from the stress. Yet
sometimes the way out is available. Jesus overcame the world and all
its trappings* and He has told us that we can too.
As the verse above says, we are overcomers. We are more than
conquerors in Christ**. Our Saviour rose from the dead and transcended
circumstances; we can too b/c our lives are hidden in Him ***.
Let's start living out the truth, above our circumstances. We are not
trapped. We are more than conquerors in Him who gave His life for us
and saved us. This is good news.
*John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may
have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I
have overcome the world."
**Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us.
***Colossians 3:1-3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,
set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right
hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Rev.
2:7 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree
of life.
inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2011
http://www.sallyikennedy.com
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our group on Facebook and post your comments on the reflection: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=142903436398
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/efoodforthought
Webpage: http://www.dailyfoodforthought.org/
Group Address: http://groups.google.com/group/dailyfoodforthought
GROUP CONTACT:
To subscribe from this group, share a reflection or feedback
on the reflection of the day, send email to: foodforthought2@earthlink.net
To unsubscribe : dailyfoodforthought-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
DISCLAIMER: FoodForThought shared this message as submitted and do not
claim to own any copyright privileges on it. All the messages are
believed to be free for circulation or public domain. All messages come
in either by email in original form or copied from the internet sites.
The work was submitted to us as an item for distribution, and it was
posted solely on the basis of its quality.
© 2011 FoodForThought
