January 18, 2018

“Digging”

First published in Dr. Milam's book, "Beside Still Waters"

2008 Tom Milam 

IF you’re going to dig to find more insight to the things of God, you’ll have to dig down, not try to climb up. To get to new heights or a higher plateau with God, we’ll need to dig down to the valley where the lowly lily grows. Then find the lowest point of the valley, and dig down through the doubt and discouragements; the temptations and trials; through troublesome stones, and roots. Then finally through the clay - the shale of obscurity; the gray areas of neither soil nor rock; then only to find more mud and mire. But, keep on digging down my friend, and you will find solid rock after a season of effort and trust in the Master that sent you to dig to find him out; who He is! 

When you do find the solid rock, cast your anchor-your strong hold. Tie off there and build your foundation on that affirmed assurance-that the anchor holds and grips the solid rock. 

To get to loftier heights we first must go down to the “woe is me,” then, “send me, I’ll go”. Our hopes are built on things eternal, (Christ Himself) not on the flighty moments of ecstatic experiences that fly us to the mountain peaks of exuberance just on occasion. 

Our flight is with Him, the Good Shepherd, who leads us to live in trust as we walk in the available light that he gives, enabling us to live dedicated lives while pressing on in the practicalities, and circumstances that an earthly life grants and for His pleasure. (Rev. 4:11)

Remember, we are in the world, not of the world. Every day that God gives comes with a promise. And the scriptures tell us in Matt. 6:34 “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” 

The daily promise comes with a daily sufficiency; (I John. 1:7) “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin.” 

Back up to verse number three of this same chapter says; “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”  Did not God himself say” “. . . I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. . .” (Hebrews 13:5) Does not the Psalmist say in explicit language? “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119: 105)

 

Tom & Linda Milam

Missionaries to America

Phil. 2:16