The Spider's Web
A spider weaves a beautifully intricate, yet practical web.
Although beautiful in design, a spider's web is intended for
one use: to capture the spider's food while enduring
the elements - rain, wind, or snow. Often, a spider's
web is best seen glistening proudly in the sun after a
rainstorm. It endures the harshest of elements, only
to remain intact and ready to be used as God intended.
I imagine you haven't thought of your faith this way, but in
reality, God created us to have faith like a spider web.
He has equipped us with the ability to weave beautifully
intricate examples of His love and grace. "Therefore,
as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness
and patience" Colossians 3:12.
He has also equipped us with faith that will ultimately be
used for one purpose: to share the gospel of Jesus
Christ. "I have made you a light… that you may
bring salvation to the ends of the earth" Acts
13:47.
And like a spider web, our faith can endure the harshest
elements, only to remain strong and intact for God's
purpose. "Our Lord Jesus Christ himself who loved
us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good
hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good
deed and word" II Thessalonians 2:16-17.
As God intended, we can stand firm in our faith, proudly
displaying the beauty of His grace while allowing the world
to see the practical side of faith: "This is to my
Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves
to be my disciples" John 15:8.
Are you, today, in your walk with Jesus Christ being all He
intended you to be? Is your faith weathering the
elements of life's storms - sorrow, pain, suffering?
Are you bearing no fruit? It's not too late to become
what God intended for you to be in Christ Jesus,
"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your
faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to
knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance;
and perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly
kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you
possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will
keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ… for if you do
these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a
rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ" II Peter 1:5-11.
What are you waiting on? Start weaving that web of
faith… you won't regret it!
LaDonnaMarie