We are getting ready to go camping tomorrow. We decided that we wanted to get a new propane lantern. We had never had one before and always admired them. So, we bought one today. While reading the instructions, I learned what I think I may have known before. Before the mantle can be used to create light, you have to light a match and let it burn. The silk it is made with burns away and what remains are ceramics and chemicals that burn brightly.
It made me think of my SELF and how often I think I must do things on my own. How often I desire to shine in my own power. It never works. It never will. The only way I can shine is if my self is all used up, then I can get out of the way and let the light of God shine through me.
Lord, make me a mantle.
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