Daily Devotion For June 11

Burned Down

It had been a busy time of ministry and we were all quite weary. We had been on the go from morning till night for many days. Now finally we felt tired but satisfied with the results.

We decided to stop for a short while to rest and recoup our bodies. So we made ourselves something to drink and went to the lounge to relax. Once we were done we settled down and began to talk and share about the past while.

We were enjoying ourselves and unwinding, but suddenly there was a power failure. That used to happen quite often. We found our way to where the candles were, lit them and set them out all over the place to give us some light.

The power was out for quite a while and some of the candles began to burn down. I noticed that as they burned down they gave out less and less light.

It was clear that they were coming to the end. We needed to light some fresh candles to get the light burning brightly again. When we did this it immediately brightened the room once more.

Your spiritual life is often similar to that candle burning down. You work hard or you pour out continually. You are like a brightly burning candle to others. They can look at you and follow you because you are burning brightly.

But then you start to burn with less and less power. You start to feel tired. You have given out continually, but after a while you begin to burn down and give out less light. You have nothing much left to give out. And like the candle, when it burns down it comes to an end.

How can you change the situation? You need the Lord to give you a new candle. You need Him to come and replace that old worn out candle with a fresh new one.

He will renew your strength and energy again so that you can carry on giving out to others. Then you will burn brightly once again.

If you are feeling the way I described, perhaps it is time to let the Lord give you some new strength. No matter what has caused you to burn yourself out, come to the Lord and rest in Him for a while. Then ask Him to give you a new candle; one that will continue to burn brightly again for Him.

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If you are feeling burned out right now, I thank the Lord that He is able to relight you and get you moving once again.

Thank you Lord for helping us to burn brightly for you and also for leading the way for others.

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Today may you continue to shine for the Lord and be a blessing to others.