Broken and Blessed
navigare necesse est written for the matured... As Oswald Chambers told it, we should be people " like broken bread and spilled wine ". What could he be referring to? Throughout the Bible we can find examples of people being "broken" for serving others. Moses was called by God to endure endless waves of murmuring and criticism as he led the people into the Promised Land. Throughout his life Joseph was betrayed, imprisoned and forced to live as a slave in Egypt for a time. Many prophets experienced this brokenness. In each case, God allowed these situations to happen so that the lives of His people would be the scene of His grace and providence, not only for their own sake but for the sake of others. God is able to use us in this way. Mark's Gospel quotes the miracle of the broken loaves, and – in both cases {Ch. 6&8} – it says : "he blessed and broke them" and Matthew also mentioned the blessing and the breaking. Br...