Those of you who know me know I love coffee. One of the greatest pleasures of the day is that first sip of freshly brewed coffee as I stare out my kitchen window and watch the world wake up. It’s relaxing and invigorating all at the same time.
This morning I came to the office early to put the coffee on for our Elder’s and Minister’s meeting and I started thinking as I was putting the coffee grounds into the basket. They are called ‘coffee grounds’ for a reason. They are ground. If you put whole coffee beans in the basket, you probably wouldn’t get very good coffee in the pot. But if you roast the beans, then crush them, pulverize them, grind them up and pour hot water on them you get this wonderful, fragrant, flavorful drink that helps you enjoy the day. It is relaxing and invigorating all at once.
Sometimes we think that because of our brokenness, our crushed dreams and the fact that we’ve been pulverized we aren’t worth much. But just like coffee beans, it is when we have been ground up that God infuses us with his Spirit and what comes out on the other side is a wonderful, fragrant, drink that can help those around us enjoy the day. We can be relaxing and invigorating all at once.
Today, allow God to infuse you with his Spirit. Allow him to pour through the grounds of your life and watch as his grace filters through you and into the lives of those around you.
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.” 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 (NIV)
That was very good. enjoyed it. keep it up. maybe you can use these as devo talks for something.
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