This morning when we were leaving our front gate, Jeff and I were surprised to find voodoo dolls on our front doorstep. They were strangely similar to both of our appearances and along with them was an African doll without a face. It reminded us of the spiritual battle we face each day here. We felt oppressed and were lead to the following verses today:
2 Corinthians 4:7-12
The Message
If you only look
at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious
Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's
to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us. As it
is, there's not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we're
not much to look at. We've been surrounded and battered by troubles,
but we're not demoralized; we're not sure what to do, but we know that
God knows what to do; we've been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn't
left our side; we've been thrown down, but we haven't broken. What they
did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what
Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant
risk for Jesus' sake, which makes Jesus' life all the more evident in
us. While we're going through the worst, you're getting in on the best!
God has restored our spirits. We're feeling so completely dependent on God, so completely weak in our humble states, and so strong in Him alone!
Cursed by the enemy and loved by our Savior,
Diane and Jeff
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