Hand in A Glove!
"Christ in you,
the hope of glory."
Colossians 1:
27
Nothing is as useless as a pair of gloves without hands.
They may be made for either high fashion or hard work.
But they are limp and idle without a pair of hands.
Their very existence is pointless.
Once fingers fill the fabric and a hand stuffs itself into
the material, the glove can do anything that a hand can
do. It can swing hammers, grip railings, open doors,
and point out dangers or delights.
We are gloves of God in this world, but we’re useless
unless we're filled with Him. We don’t have strength to
lift ourselves up. When we're pervaded and permeated
with His Spirit, we operate in His power, not our own.
When we
serve the Lord in our strength, we struggle
and end up failing. We must yield ourselves to Him,
surrender to His total occupancy of our
personalities,
and let His power sustain and strengthen us as we
serve Him.
Rely on your all-powerful God to empower
your Christian life and labor. His love fits in
your soul-like hands in a glove.
"Blessed Lord, teach us to surrender
ourselves unreservedly to the Holy
Spirit…. So we are in You, and You
work through us."
Andrew Murray