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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Charade (08/14/08)
Charade
The master and the broken Vessel - Only by his Spirit
Why did I act that way, I knew secretly the games I played, rejected, deceived and helplessly scorned, I new deep within I had no space for God, too often my disgrace was often the absence of his Grace. I, hard hearted walked the other way, and continued in the charades I played, he knew I would fall deep into my own deception and waited patiently until I began to fade.

We always seem to have a back up plan; space is created when all hope seems lost and no more plans to shape our own lives according to our own design. He appears with favour to show us the way. “Ah now this is the vessel I’ve been hoping to find, I’ll mend it and fix it and make it all mine. Acceptance, the long awaited need, a need we so often ignore, to feel accepted and cherished, we put on our mask and pretend everything is okay, but the master he was sent to remould the vessel of clay.

I need not the vessel of pride of itself, or the one that is narrow to sit on the shelf, nor one that is big mouthed or shallow, or loud, nor one that displays his contents so proud, nor one that thinks he can do all things just right,

but this plain, earthly vessel filled with power and might.” As the master began to remove the “I “in “ME”, he showed me how to see through, he opened my heart…
“Then he gently lifted the vessel of clay mended and cleansed and filled it that day,

spoke to it kindly,

“The work you must do, just pour out to others as I pour out to you.”

Words are so easily spoken; hearts are so easily broken…. I ask myself each day, for what purpose did he create us, how often we embrace his grace and still feel the echoes of hypocrisy in our hearts, unworthy we feel. Behind pride is too often pain, as the deceiver he works our minds through, we cry out, gentle Jesus full of grace.

We come to the father with our little will and he meets us in his throne room with his Grand will, as we bend the knee he leads us through, we confess we are incomplete, nothingness without him; we humble our hearts as he lifts the charades so we may come face to face with our own parade.

I rose this morning asking an honest question, my greatest desire is not to be a hypocrite showing all the outward signs of the Christian faith, but allowing his Holy grace to enter my heart, transforming me as his light shines from my own face.

I ask myself what is the real me, he shows up with the answers that revealed truth in “I”, as I began to search his word, he defines “I” in the Hebrew as “ani –àðé” the words rearranged comes through as ayn or ayin – àéï which denotes nothingness.

The emptiness we often experience is truly the opening of the broken vessels to be filled, we begin our heavenward journey and the light of his grace shines through, we are nothing without his grace as he will reveal that the absence of grace will surly end in disgrace. Charades are deceptions that prevent our wholeness from becoming a reality, we come to the father to walk with him, and so in the end we enter may enter the gates of Eden, “I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. Palms 139:14

Too often I fearfully gather my thoughts and too often forget that I was wonderfully made, he knows the end so he allows his light to shine through. The fear of our own thoughts we too often embrace when we put on our clothing of charades. It is only when I submit and admit to my own being empty, can he fill me and use me all through the day. To get here is hard Lord as my ego burns bright, but his answers are gentle and his will is his might, “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour Isaiah 43:2/3 by Cheryl Devraj
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Jan Ackerson
08/22/08
This had a sincere and lyrical quality to it, with some very lovely turns of phrase.

At times, I found it lacked focus, and it was somewhat difficult to follow. One other note: Challenge entries should be anonymous.

You chose some of my favorite Scripture passages, and I enjoyed the heart-felt nature of this devotional. Thanks for entering!
Laury Hubrich 
08/22/08
You presented some very nice thoughts in here.