Sunny
Side Up—Please!
Be assured and understand that the trial
and proving of your faith bring out
endurance and steadfastness and patience. James 1:3 (AMP)
• Over easy. . .
• Poached. . .
•
Boiled. . .
To
make a good sunny-side up egg you need a cast-iron skillet; not some modern nonstick
doohickey. Add enough oil to coat the surface of
the pan. Then heat the oil until it sizzles. Once the oil sizzles, carefully
break the egg and add it to the hot skillet. Finally, lower the heat and cook the egg until the white and yolk reach
the desired consistency.
We
can parallel the trials we face in life with cooking an egg sunny-side up. The
egg represents us. The sizzling hot skillet symbolizes our lives under siege. The
Holy Spirit is the Oil that adds flavor, while keeping us from sticking and burning.
Don’t
worry; God knows exactly how much heat we can take. (I Corinthians 10:13) James
1:1-3 tells us to rejoice [sunny side up] during difficult situations for such
is the proving of our faith. In the meantime, we can either succumb to a browbeaten
state, or we can strive to keep a sunny outlook knowing that God is in control.
The flaming fires of hell will turn us into
burnt scrambled eggs
without the Oil.
Even
though it’s hard to keep a sunny disposition when our children, our health, or
some other pressing matter is frying us to a crisp; we have to remember that our
faith in God will sustain us. We can’t bypass the skillet experiences, because
Jesus said that we will have tribulations. However, He told us to cheer up
because He has overcome the world. (John 16:33) In Hebrews 13:5 it says, God
will never leave nor forsake us.
God
never intended for us to be thrown into life’s scorching skillet without the
Holy Spirit. All we have to do is keep the faith, be obedient to His Word, and we
will come out:
Sunny Side Up!
When
you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and
when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over
you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set
you ablaze. Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)
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