IN THE BALANCE

There is a real battle to be won in the hearts and minds of man. We strive for independence yet the irony is, everyone is a slave to something. Even as Christians, we are continually coming up against disbelief in our thoughts, reactions, complacency and even in our hyperactivity for the Lord’s work. We become good at “putting on” - but when the Lord breaks in and reveals we are faced with a truer representation of what really happened on the cross and what is intended for us. This process, this stripping away is the dynamic, sacrificial love of God for us. So here we have a young man, liberated with colour, yet his posture bears much weight. The vibrant colours represent the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit. A deep searching begins and the body awaits. Corrie Ten Boom once said, “Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” The mercies of God, when we choose to obey Him, may still require suffering, but the outcome will produce a life of great love, freedom and peace.