365 Days with God (Book One)

Day 98

God uses pressure in STONES to create DIAMONDS.

Some of us are like stones. We are being stepped on, being thrown anywhere, being crushed into pieces, being underestimated, misplaced and we ask ourselves, why people treated us like this? do we deserve this kind of treatment? Does God allow this to happen for us to have a deeper sense and to reflect the complex yet ravishing life? the answer is YES.

All of us are God's precious Jewels, but some of us are fake while some are true. Some of us are false and some have sparkling quality. As jewels of God, some of us are fake because we always intend to say that we are proud Christians but when we look closely to our deeds and examined our hearts, we always make a room to be far away from God. We ignored him, without even contemplating, without even realizing that "I am a Jewel of God, why do I act this way? why I always put his name on shame?" Let us consult ourselves first before saying that we are his true and faithful Jewels, because even if we aren't that proud and boastful enough that we are Christians, God still looks at the heart. Next is the true Christian (true jewels) with sparkling quality, Their holiness shines and sparkles in God's eyes! They "shine like stars in the universe." (Phil 2:15)--- even if we are just stones today, a true jewel sparks along the way, even in trials, tragedies, he or she trust God, have reverence for him and thank him in defiance of stresses, pressures and doubtful situations in the catastrophic enigma of life.

Furthermore, look closely at the stones that you see in the road, we are like them, sometimes we are hard to open our hearts for God but when God puts his tests on us we always find a way to go back at him and remember him in times of distress. Its awful to know that sometimes we are like that, and when God sees us perseveres and trust his plans on us, that PRESSURE that GOD gives is for the better, for our own good and that pressure will turn us into a DIAMOND, a strong ,faithful diamond for the Lord.

They are only few diamonds to be found because some pretend to be diamonds without even recognizing that Jesus is their personal Lord and Savior. As jewels of God, we are sanctified with the Holy Spirit, and Christ choose us to be his Jewels, we are chosen and we should be greatful that even if we sinned against him and keep on sinning, if we always repent , pray and have faith in him, he can change us to be a true jewel, a diamond that was ransomed by his precious blood to be saved, to be loved, to be called as his own. To God, we are his jewels, and we are his treasure. Appreciate that fact and live a life full of gratitude, full of faith in him.


Prayer:

Lord Jesus, from bountiful of dirt and sins, you made me into a Jewel. You set us as a part from yourself, you choose us to bring shine like a diamond in this world. Thank you for telling us that we are your treasures, but the tuth is "YOU" are our greatest treasure of all, the one who always understands our dramas in life, the one who is willing to accept us a billion times, the one who captivates us with his unending LOVE. Amen.