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The Polished Shaft
By: Laurie Date: January 30, 2013, 9:01 am
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From the daily devotional I like:
JANUARY 30
THE POLISHED SHAFT
“In the shadow of His hand hath He hid me, and made me a
polished shaft; in His quiver hath He hid me. (Isaiah 49:2)
With all the purgings and purifyings – the polishings until we
are pure in the image of Christ, there is also that becoming
HIDDEN IN HIM, tucked away in His quiver (case to carry His
arrows), until that day when He sends forth HIS ARROWS to subdue
the adversary and bring all things into subjection to Himself.
Hidden in God’s quiver, far, far out of sight,
‘Neath the shadow of His hand, lies an arrow bright.
Chosen and ordained of old, prepared by God to be
A messenger of truth to set the captives free.
Long that arrow’s waited for the break of day,
When by the Sprit’s pow’r it speeds across the way.
Long the preparation ‘neath the Master’s hand,
While tenderly He teaches to follow His command.
Shapened to be useful, with nought to stain or mar,
Stripped of every burden that it may travel far.
Polished shaft of beauty, Image of the Son,
Rest assured God will complete what He has begun.
Arrow of deliverance, all the world shall see,
No more veiled with shadows, but now reality.
With the speed of lightning ‘cross the vaulted skies,
Hasten, O ye arrow, and claim redemption’s prize.
“He hath bent His bow, and made it ready. He ordaineth His
arrows against the persecutors.” (Psalm 7:12-13)
Ray Prinzing
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Re: The Polished Shaft
By: Runner Date: February 2, 2013, 10:29 am
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I have only just found this!! It didn't show up on my
"Show unread posts since last visit."
Love it...I can only guess that the Lord "hide" it from me, so
that today would be the day that I found it! :)
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Re: The Polished Shaft
By: Runner Date: February 2, 2013, 2:56 pm
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In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished
shaft: in his quiver hath he hid me Isa 49:2
~Selected~
“In the shadow.” We must all go there sometimes. The glare of
the daylight is too strong, our eyes become injured, and unable
to discern the delicate shades of color, or appreciate neutral
tints—the shadowed chamber of sickness, the shadowed house of
mourning, the shadowed life from which the sunlight has gone.
But fear not! It is the shadow of God’s hand. He is leading
thee. There are lessons that can be learned only there.
The photograph of His face can only be fixed in the dark
chamber. But do not suppose that He has cast thee aside. Thou
art still in His quiver; He has not flung thee away as a
worthless thing.
He is only keeping thee close till the moment comes when He can
send thee most swiftly and surely on some errand in which He
will be glorified. Oh, shadowed, solitary ones, remember how
closely the quiver is bound to the warrior, within easy reach of
the hand, and guarded jealously.
From 'Christ in Isaiah' by
Meyer
If all of life were sunshine,
Our faces would be fain
To feel once more upon them
The cooling plash of rain.
~Henry Van Dyke~
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Re: The Polished Shaft
By: Laurie Date: February 6, 2013, 9:24 am
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[quote]He is only keeping thee close till the moment comes when
He can send thee most swiftly and surely on some errand in which
He will be glorified. Oh, shadowed, solitary ones, remember how
closely the quiver is bound to the warrior, within easy reach of
the hand, and guarded jealously.[/quote]
That is encouraging.....thanks, Helen.
I seem to miss a few new replies, too----I have to remember to
click on 'show all unread posts' more often.
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Re: The Polished Shaft
By: Runner Date: August 4, 2014, 5:50 pm
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Laurie...one from 'our man' Ray P. :)
“He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth
their ears in oppression (Hebrew word for
‘oppression’ is ‘pressured’).”
(Job 36:15)
We sometimes wonder why all this PRESSURE is coming our way, and
for sure there are manifold reasons, for God works many things
through the same set of circumstances. But one of the purposes
of pressure is to help open our ears, pressing out all of that
which clogged the passage and kept the TRUE SOUNDS from entering
in.
Paul exhorted the disciples to continue in the faith, and
“that we must through much tribulation (Greek,
‘PRESSURE’ enter into the kingdom of God,”
(Acts 14:22). Thus we see a dual working to this pressure, it is
pressing us OUT OF THE OLD and pressing us INTO THE NEW. God is
a wise economist; He can use the same pain to be death pangs to
the old, and birth pangs for the new. The same pressure that is
pushing out all the old debris that has clogged our hearing is
also preparing the way for the entrance of the new message from
God.
“Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear
not: behold your God shall come with vengeance, even God with a
recompense; He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the
blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be
unstopped,” (Isa. 35:4-5). We rejoice, this is a precious
promise, and we reach out to embrace its victory. Ah, but the
preceding verse prepares the way: “The wilderness and the
solitary way shall be glad for them.” It takes the
processings of the wilderness disciplines and the solitary place
to prepare us to hear even more clearly the VOICE of the Lord.
“He that is of God heareth God’s words,” (John
8:47). Called aside from the multitudes, processed by the
pressures of the day, His apprehended ones are hearing His
voice. They are His firstfruits of a new creation order, and
they shall declare His praises to the ends of the earth.
Lord, my ears, they must be opened if Thy message I would hear,
Spare Thou not the cleansing process till Thy still small voice
is clear.
~Ray Prinzing~
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Re: The Polished Shaft
By: Laurie Date: August 7, 2014, 8:08 am
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^Love it, Helen. I came across something the other day you'll
like, but will have to search later 'cause I need to leave for
work.
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