Saturday's Snippet

Good morning, one and all!

Have you ever noticed how many natural things operate with a negative and positive setting? For instance, a battery must have a negative and positive post in order to have power. We all love sunshine, but life cannot be all sunshine and no rain, lest we have no flowers nor green grass.

The Christian life is much like that, too, as we encounter negative and positive issues often on a daily basis. Without the bad, the good would not seem as good. It has often been said that the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. Once again, the negative/positive concept.

Here are some verses that coincide with my thought for today:

2 Corinthians 4:7-10

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

Notice in verse 7 that we have a treasure in an earthen vessel. We are humans (if I can label us the negative part) - God puts His Spirit, the treasure, in our earthen vessels so the excellency of HIS power can be manifested. God is the positive part here. Carnal humans cannot demonstrate God's power without being born again. But when the mighty power of the Holy Ghost resides in us, God shines forth. He takes our carnality and transforms into spirituality.

Verse 8 - we are troubled on every side (negative), YET not distressed (positive). We are perplexed (negative), BUT not in despair (positive). 

Verse 9 - persecuted (negative), BUT not forsaken (positive). Cast down (negative), BUT not destroyed (positive).

Then, I noticed in verse 10 that we bear about in our bodies the DYING of the Lord Jesus, so His LIFE can be manifest in our body. Once again, the negative/positive approach.

Here's another verse to ponder:

Psalm 34:19

 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous (negative), BUT the Lord delivers him out of them ALL (positive).

My last verse for today:

Genesis 50:20

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

In the story of Joseph, his brothers thought evil against him (negative), BUT God meant it for good (positive). All the bad that Joseph encountered brought about a greater good.

Whatever negative issue you are facing today, remember that God is the positive component. All is not dark, for He is our Light. When we are weak, HE is strong. With every temptation, He will make a way of escape. 

Have a Sweet Saturday with the Savior and, if He's willing, I'll be back again tomorrow with yet another spoonful!