Set Free by the Light
    
As I watched one of our six baby Emu's hatch late last night, I couldn't
help but reflect on what I was before a life-changing event came into my life.

I was enclosed in the darkness, nourished only by the little that was
provided there. My mind was so narrow with no thoughts outside my dark
enclosure. All I could see was the blackness all about me. Then one day,
after someone's many prayers, a hole was chipped into my shell and a ray
of light shone through. I'd never seen anything so bright and appealing
before, yet part of me was afraid-- for I'd grown quite comfortable in my
own little world. It was familiar to me. So I turned away from the light.

Yet, day-by-day, my curiosity grew. So I pecked, only a little, but enough
to allow the light to illuminate the darkness of my shell. No longer did I
want to stay in the darkness, for the light was bright but appealing. I tried
chipping away at my shell in desperation to get to the light. I cried out,
"Help me! Can anyone hear me? I don't want to be in the darkness anymore.
I want the Light, the appealing Light. Oh, please, someone help me!"

Then, a firm yet gentle hand took hold of my shell. All of a sudden, I COULD
SEE. Oh, beloved, how magnificent it is to be free and see! Free from the
bondage of my shell. Free, longing to share with others who are still in
their little dark "shells."

The life-changing event was Jesus Christ. Thank you heavenly Father for
the new life You create in us when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
Thank you that You are faithful to take a firm hold of our "shells," showing
us Your wonderful Light; freeing us from the bondage of... (you fill in the
blank).
     
by April Correia
© 1998 Encouragement From The Heart
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