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THINGS THAT ARE BROKEN

Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. Though he drives the wheels of his threshing cart over it, his horses do not grind it. Isaiah 28:28

Brokenness isn’t a popular subject, especially in a world that applauds boldness. Yet it’s usually the price of success. Check the record: in most of the Bible’s great success stories there’s a chapter on breaking. How did Moses, prince of Egypt, become the meekest man who ever lived? (Meekness depicts a wild horse that’s broken and responsive to the slightest tug of the rein.) Forty years in the wilderness will do it every time! How did Saul, a proud Pharisee, become Paul, a slave of Christ and a servant to every believer? Listen: ‘Our light affliction is working for us’ (2 Corinthians 4:17). Now there’s a new concept for some of us: ‘affliction working for us...’ It’s one thing to be broken like the Prodigal because you have disobeyed your Heavenly Father, it’s entirely another to be broken in the process of doing His will. Gideon’s 300 men had to break their pitchers before the light within could shine out, and the enemy be defeated. Elisha had to break his plough, sacrifice his security, and follow Elijah, before he could qualify for a double portion. Mary had to expose herself to ridicule and break her alabaster box over the feet of Jesus, in order to receive one of His highest commendations: ‘‘wherever the gospel is preached, what she has done will be told of her’ (Matthew 26:13). If you want to accomplish anything for God, you must be willing to be broken in all areas of your life, including your ambitions, reputation, desires, and self-will. Just as grain must be ground to make bread.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, I resist being broken or even thinking I am broken, but yet that is when and where you use me. Father, use me. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen