As the name of my blog indicates, I spend a lot of time thinking about home. Of course, my Heavenly Home is the one that is eternal, so that’s where I need to lay up my treasures, and that’s the one I’m striving for. But in the meantime, I have been given this tiny piece of the here-and-now—this home on the edge of town, this family, this neighborhood—in which to serve Him. And, though this is in the earthly realm, I want the things that happen here to be investments in the Heavenly realm.



Monday, March 29, 2010

Broken

In reading Matthew 21 recently, I was struck with this verse about Jesus, the Cornerstone.

"And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." (Matthew 21:44)

The idea that penetrated my spirit was that of brokenness. If we fall on the stone, we are broken. If the stone falls on us, we are still broken, but to the point of no repair—ground to powder!

Oh, let me fall on the stone!

Being broken hurts—broken will, broken pride, broken desires, broken plans—but His plan is full of mercy and grace.
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  1. FrancesMarch 29, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Such powerful and true words, Cheryl. And we don't have to just be broken one time. It's something we have to be willing for, over and over again. Refusing the brokenness hurts even worse in the end ... a prolonged agony.

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  2. terri lokeyApril 6, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    break me, O Lord

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