Wednesday, 13th June 2007
I have been listening to the sermon series by Pastor Benny Ho entitled "Joy in the Midst of Trials" based on the book of Philippians.
In one of the CDs, he refers to the saying, "you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink". This is used to describe a situation where you can offer something to someone, like good advice, but you cannot make him take it.
Pastor Ho gives a twist to the idiom, saying that we can make the horse drink -- by rubbing salt into its mouth to make it thirsty :-)
What a refreshing illustration! As Christians, we are to be the salt of the earth (Matt 5:13) and light of the world (Matt 5:14).
Our saltiness is meant to rub off onto others so that they too will thirst for the Living Water (Jn 4:10). Our light is meant to shine in the midst of darkness so that others can also be led to the Light (1 Jn 1:5)
Let's lead the horses to water and make them drink too! Amen?
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