Isaiah 22:23-24 says, "And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house."
Ellen White writes, "Those with whom we associate day by day need our help, our guidance. They may be in such a condition of mind that a word spoken in season will be as a nail in a sure place. Tomorrow some of these souls may be where we can never reach them again. What is our influence over these fellow travelers?" (Prophets and Kings, p. 348)
As I was thinking about this passage this morning, I thought to myself: If I can be a nail upon which the picture of Jesus is hung for the world to see, what a privilege that would be! The nail is not important. It is what is hung on the nail that is important! But the nail still has a job...
"Man can accomplish nothing without God, and God has arranged His plans so as to accomplish nothing in the restoration of the human race without the cooperation of the human with the divine. The part man is required to sustain is immeasurably small, yet in the plan of God it is just that part that is needed to make the work a success." (Amazing Grace, p. 319)
So... the nail may be small, but it does a very important job! Let's be that nail, for the glory of God!
Tomorrow's Reading: Isa. 23-24 and Titus 3
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