Dr. Paul Brand was speaking to a medical college in India on Matthew 5:16:
“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your
good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
In front of the lectern was an oil lamp, with its cotton
wick burning from the shallow dish of oil. As he preached, the lamp ran out of
oil, the wick burned dry & the smoke made him cough. He immediately used
the opportunity.
“Some of us here are like this wick,” he said. “We’re trying
to shine for the glory of God, but we stink. That’s what happens when we use
ourselves as the fuel of our witness rather than the Holy Spirit. Wicks can
last indefinitely, burning brightly - without irritating smoke, if the fuel,
the Holy Spirit, is in constant supply.”
- 750 Engaging Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, and
Writers, Craig Brian Larson. (ministry127.com)
“Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the
most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled
with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.” - Corrie Ten Boom.
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