SUNDAY CHOICE – THE LESSON OF THE PEARL- By Charles Schokman
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THE LESSON OF THE PEARL
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:2-5)
Pearls are a product of pain. When a grain of sand pierces the shell of an oyster, all the otherwise dormant resources within the tiny oyster respond to the foreign irritant by caring for that sensitive spot. Over time, the sand particle is covered by healing fluids, and the wound becomes a pearl.
That’s true for you, too. When hardships invade your life, allow God’s Spirit to shape your response. Don’t be bitter. Don’t rush ahead of His plan. Rest in Him. Allow Him time to turn that irritation into an opportunity for your growth – and watch a beautiful pearl emerge from your set of circumstances”.
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I’ve found the pearl of greatest price, My heart doth sing for joy: And sing I must, a Christ I have; O what a Christ have I? Christ is a prophet, priest and king, A Prophet full of light, A Priest that stands ‘twixt God and man, A King that rules with might. My Christ he is the Lord of lords, He is the King of kings; He is the Sun of righteousness, With healing in his wings. Christ is my meat, Christ is my drink, My physic and my health, My peace, my strength, my joy, my crown, My glory and my wealth. Christ is my father, and my friend, My brother and my love; My head, my hope, my counselor, My advocate above. My Christ, he is the Heaven of heavens, My Christ what shall I call? My Christ is first, my Christ is last, My Christ is all in all.
