We who believe have been gathered out of
the world to escape wrath yet we are now
disciplined as His sons and daughters
through His threshing floor.
Mathew 3:12
"His winnowing fork is in His hand, and
He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and
He will gather His wheat into the barn, but
He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
How might the LORD accomplish all this?
We have our natural strengths that can
oppose His cleansing in our hearts.
I noticed how the river Kishon has combined
both judgement and/or justice associated with
it.
Judges 5:21 KJV
"The river of Kishon swept them away, that
ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul,
thou hast trodden down strength."
I looked at this verse and discovered there
are only seven (7) Hebrew Words, some used
more than once. It was interesting that the
Hebrew word, OZ = Strength.
1a) H5158 - nachal - river
==>> torrent, valley, brook
2a) H7028 - Qiyshown - Kishon
==>> winding, twisting
3) H1640 - garaph - swept away
==>> snatch away, sweep, carry
away, worn away; scraping
4) H6917 - qaduwm - ancient
1b) H5158 - nachal - river
==>> torrent, valley, brook
2b) H7028 - Qiyshown - Kishon
==>> winding, twisting
5) H5315 - nephesh - soul
==>> heart, living being, life
6) H1869 - darak - trodden down
==>> tread on, march forth, bend
trample, thresh, to lead/go
7) H5797 - oz - strength
==>> strong, power, might, boldness,
loud, mighty that pertains to material,
physical, personal, social or political
criteria
As I look at these 7 words, I have
pieced them into my own phrase:
"River Kishon (twisting) scraping away [to]
ancient torrent Kishon [into our] heart's
soul-life [as a] powerfull threshing [tool]."
This verse emphasizes the doubling-back of
the river to reach the ancient valley where
we have a powerful threshing upon our soul.
It reminds me of the water-jet technology.
A water-jet cut materials up to four inches
thick. This odorless, dust-free, relatively
heat-free process can also cut something as
thin as five thousandths of an inch. The tiny
jet stream permits the first cut to also be
the final finished surface. This single
cutting process saves material costs and
machining costs. For example, the engineer
merely gives a gear drawing to the cutting
shop via a diskette or e-mail and gets the
finished gear back.
Let us find room in our hearts and permit His
mighty hand of cleansing to fulfill His work
in us. Let us seek Him earnestly and bring
forth the fruit of the spirit while He winnows
the chaff out of our strengths.
