This past week I saw a billboard by a busy highway that the strong Oklahoma winds have almost toppled. A wooden post on one end snapped, leaving the sign almost folded in half. As my wife and I drove by, I noticed part of the word “Available” on the broken portion–flapping in the breeze. “Oops,” I joked. “I think they mean “Unavailable.”
It didn’t take long to find a spiritual analogy. As a Jesus follower, I’m supposed to be a roadside advertisement for the heaven bound life. There should always be something Christ worthy and Christ like on the billboard of my life–like salt and light to the world (Matthew 5:13-16). And if not, at the very least, it should say “Available” to God. Sadly, there have been times when my visible Christian satisfied customer testimonial was folded in half and flapping in the breeze.
Kind reader, can you relate? Have you experienced brokenness to the point that you felt unavailable to God? I have. But the Lord’s amazing love, mercy, and grace brought me back from the brink. Hallelujah! God doesn’t destroy His children, He reemploys them.๐ค
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. โ Isaiah 58:11
Thank you for reading. ๐โค๏ธ prayers and love.
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