by Adam Young
August 2008
I had a vision as follows…
I saw a valley filled with long grass blowing in the wind and to the right I saw a mountain side also covered with grass. From out of the mountain I saw large grey rocks protruding upward and then I believe the Holy Spirit said, “The most durable substances are all found under the ground”, and with that, the thought that all things are seasonal and fleeting, prone to destruction by rot or fire. The dead are under ground. The rock stands true through many lifetimes while the trees and grass and all the other things change constantly. One single diamond placed in the grass will be the only thing left untouched if fire was to consume the valley. Which could say that the value of a small diamond is greater in the eyes of the eternal God than a valley full of green.
Each fo our ministries is a hand tool in the hands of the master craftsman. He knows our limitations and what we were individually created for. While wooden mallets are great for tapping chisels, chipping away at a new table, they are no good for breaking rock and cannot do so. A sledge hammer with its steel head is forged at temperatures much hotter than conventional fire. It can break rock and it can be shape metal under the right conditions. With every swing and blow we run the risk of brokeness but God knows His tools well and sees that they are kept in proper working order.
When we step out and allow God to use us in work, we take a risk of trust that we will now break. When all is said and done and all things in this particular time on God is over, with the new day and earth and heaven to begin, what will we be made of?