Monday, November 02, 2009

....the Precious from the Worthless



You know, it just struck me that the word "extract" could easily be "strain" or "sift". But what happens if the sifter has unrepaired tears in it from past snags. What if the sifter is corrupt from a life of sin? And what if it's a strainer of my own making? I wouldn't know what to cast out and what to keep. So, I end up with a faulty strainer that has holes in it that lets things through that should stay out.

I cannot define what is precious and what is worthless. If I do, my strainer will never be pure and trustworthy. God has to define my terms; His Word MUST be my strainer, otherwise, I'm just as blind as the Israelites were.
Posted by Christy Joy at 11/02/2009 07:11:00 PM

2 comments:

Alex said...

To me the word extract brings to mind a process which honey goes through to separate it from the bits of wax, wood, dead bees, mice, cockroaches, etc. First it goes through a decapping machine which cuts each cell in the comb open, then through a centrifuge which separates the honey and loose fragments from the frames and comb, then through a second centrifuge which separates the dense honey from the wood, wax, dried bees etc. and finally into a separation tank where any remaining scum will float to the top.

11/04/2009 08:21:00 AM
Anh Pham said...

Amen to that.

11/05/2009 11:13:00 AM

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