Christ Confidence

           Lloyd John Ogilvie writes that as a native Californian, he rarely had to wear gloves. On a trip to Detroit, he arrived during a blizzard, and the weather necessitated the purchase of a pair.

            Being a good preacher, he immediately observed a useful illustration. He noticed that without his hands inside the gloves, the gloves were “ listless, inanimate, motionless.” However, when he inserted his hands inside, the gloves became “alive, vital, energized.”

            Ogilvie applied his observation in this way: the empty glove represents our self. Our self is created by God to be filled so that we might fulfill his purpose. When we are baptized into Christ, and the Holy Spirit fills us, we are empowered to be bold and confident.

            Let us then Christ-confident, not self-confident for as Ogilvie states, “The secret of lasting confidence lies in his indwelling resourcefulness.”

Source: ASK HIM ANYTHING, Lloyd John Ogilvie