II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
August 28th
"For how great is His goodness, and how great is His BEAUTY!" Zechariah 9:17
"And GREAT IS HIS BEAUTY" was written by one of God's anointed spokesmen. In symbolic language, could we not say:
"HIS `heart' is a bouquet of roses, festooned by a garland of lilies, tulips, orchids, poppies – even one hundred fragrances, a bewitching color-symphony, all enticing, all interblending to declare that Heart in Beauty ensconced, which conceived BEAUTY UNRIVALED for all His children"?
What! HOW can any thinking person fail to behold the abundant evidence of the Creator's Heart-in-Beauty enshrined? Or, does a chef perspire long hours in preparation of a banquet, only to ask a street-sweeper to carry it to a kennel of dogs? Or, does a Parisian dress designer work throughout days and sleepless nights to create a prize-winning display of costumes – only to send them away for swines' bedding??
Nay! That BEAUTY enshrined in the Creator's Heart, wrought out that beauty for the multitude of His children....
Chat 5/1990 (continued tomorrow...)