I really like this little quote from the writings of Oswald Chambers:
"If we believe in Jesus, it is not what we gain but what He pours through us that really counts. God's purpose is not simply to make us beautiful, plump grapes, but to make us grapes so that He may squeeze the sweetness out of us."
It is nice to see a big cluster of beautiful, plump grapes, but we don't enjoy any of their sweetness until they are squeezed and crushed so the delicious juice can flow out. -- Are we willing to be squeezed and crushed until the juices of God's sweetness and grace can flow out from us to bless others?
May we pray, and desire, along with the songwriter -- "Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me."
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