Morning Line: Oiler
There is an old story of an elderly man who always carried a little oil can with him everywhere he went, and when he would go through a door that squeaked, he would squirt a little oil on the hinges. If he encountered a gate that was hard to open, he would oil the latch. And so he went through life, lubricating all the difficult places, making it easier for all those that came after him. People called the man eccentric, strange, and crazy, but he went steadily on, often refilling his can when it was nearly empty, and oiling all the difficult places he found.
In this world, many lives painfully creak and grate as they go about their daily work. Often it seems that nothing goes right with them and they need some lubricating with “the oil of joy” (Psalm 45:7), gentleness, or thoughtfulness.
Do you carry your oil can with you? Are you ready with your oil of helpfulness each morning? If you offer your oil to the person nearest you, it may just lubricate the entire day for them. Your oil of cheerfulness will mean more than you may know to someone who is downhearted. Or the oil may be a word of encouragement to a person who is full of despair. Never fail to speak it, for our lives may touch only once.
The oil of kindness has worn the sharp, hard edges off many a sin- hardened life and left it soft and pliable, ready to receive the redeeming grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. A pleasant word is a ray of sunshine and a dab of oil. Pray Lord, Help oil all I can today. (excerpts Stream in the Desert)
“As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord[ has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful…And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:12-17 (NRSVCE)
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