Post by Murph on Apr 25, 2024 7:17:16 GMT -6
The Sound of Faith in Hardship
When trials hit our lives, how much noise do we make? Perhaps that noise is an indication of how fulfilled we are in God. In times of need, if we have God, we have what we need to be content. God dwells in us, and when trials and hardships hit our lives, we do not need to run about looking for heaven because heaven has already come to us. To illustrate this profound point, Jeremiah Burrows gives us a fascinating illustration in his book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment.
The example Burrows gave was of a jar filled with liquid. A jar full of liquid does not make much of a sound when struck, but an empty vessel will make a loud clang. It is the same for a heart full of grace. A soul filled with God will bear many strokes and yet will not make much noise. On the contrary, some people are always murmuring and complaining. That is often a sign that their hearts are empty.
What does this mean for the life of the believer? We must strive to be filled with the Holy Spirit. A heart filled with heaven can find contentment in any situation. On top of that, Burroughs says, “There is a heaven within the souls of the Saints- that is a certain truth; no soul shall ever come to heaven, but the soul which has heaven come to it first. When you die, you hope you will go to heaven; but if you will go to heaven when you die, heaven will come to you before you die.”
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