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DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

PearlB

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DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

One summer morning I was enjoying a rare moment of peace and tranquillity in my garden. I made myself a cuppa and as I sat enjoying it I could hear the birds and my little wind chimes. The sky was blue and the sun was shining and I felt deeply peaceful and content.

After a while I became aware of the amazing flashes of light as the diamonds in my rings reflected the sun; blue, yellow, green and white. So sparkly. And I realised this was a life lesson.

Before those diamonds had been polished they were just stones with no beauty of their own, but the master jeweller could see their potential. He had the knowledge to know where to cut and how to polish so that the stones in his hands were transformed into things of beauty.

And it’s not just the large diamonds that sparkle; it’s the little ones too; even the diamond chippings in my eternity ring were giving off flashes of reflected light.

And just as the jeweller chooses stones and sees their potential for beauty long before he puts his tools to them, so God chooses us knowing our capabilities and how best to bring out the best in us and where to make his cuts. And just as my diamond chippings were sparkling so too the smallest of us; the least of us; has that ability to shine. Some obviously shine brighter than others but that is God’s plan so whatever setting you are in know that you have the ability to shine.

And also know that diamonds are forever.

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This thread reminded me of "Ezekiel 27" straight off the bat.
(Ezekiel 27)NASB.
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, take up a song of mourning overthe king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says:
“You had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
“You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:

The ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets,
Was in you.

On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
“You were the anointed cherub who covers,
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.

“You were blameless in your ways
From the day you were created
Until unrighteousness was found in you.
“By the abundance of your trade
You were internally filled with violence,
And you sinned;

Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, you covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
“Your heart was haughty because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I threw you to the ground;
I put you before kings,
That they may see you.
“By the multitude of your wrongdoings,
In the unrighteousness of your trade
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.
“All who know you among the peoples
Are appalled at you;
You have become terrified

And you will cease to be forever.”’” :eyes:
 
Amazing how God can take a lump of black coal and refashion this into a precious jewel that refracts light.
"Let your light shine before others" to bring glory to our Father in Heaven.
 
Amazing how God can take a lump of black coal and refashion this into a precious jewel that refracts light.
"Let your light shine before others" to bring glory to our Father in Heaven.
Even more to your liking:
(Daniel 12:2,3) BSB
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
 
Amazing how God can take a lump of black coal and refashion this into a precious jewel that refracts light.
"Let your light shine before others" to bring glory to our Father in Heaven.
And that's we were before Jesus shaped and polished us so that we could reflect his glorious light.

Two songs we used to sing when I was little tell of this truth:

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.

Jesus bids us shine with a pure clear light, like a little candle burning in the night.
 
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