Five Minutes From My Notebook
Pillar.
Defined by Webster's 1828 as: A supporter; that which sustains or upholds; that on which some superstructure rests.
"...and our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace."
Psalm 144:12
That being said - some observations:
A pillar is strong.
A pillar is still and quiet.
A pillar is a supporting strength.
A pillar is a sustaining member of something larger than itself.
A pillar is designed to be constant in it's habit and unchanging in it's reliability.
A pillar is loyal to it's place, needed in a vital and beautiful way.
A pillar is similar to others, but uniquely itself, and required to fulfill a space all of it's own.
A pillar is graceful.
A pillar is beautiful.
A pillar never complains or grumbles.
A pillar is useful to it's designer and valued by those protected by it.
A pillar is a supporting strength.
A pillar is a sustaining member of something larger than itself.
A pillar is designed to be constant in it's habit and unchanging in it's reliability.
A pillar is loyal to it's place, needed in a vital and beautiful way.
A pillar is similar to others, but uniquely itself, and required to fulfill a space all of it's own.
A pillar is graceful.
A pillar is beautiful.
A pillar never complains or grumbles.
A pillar is useful to it's designer and valued by those protected by it.
A pillar is a comforting presence.
A pillar is over a foundation, yet under a protection.
A pillar is over a foundation, yet under a protection.
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An eye-catching design, a fundamental part of art history, and a treasured relic in the architectural community - it is first and foremost a picture and reminder of who we were made to be as women and daughters of the King of Kings.
So, sorry to all those art history books, the pillar holds a different beauty for me.
It is a reminder to not reject how God has fashioned me for such a time as this, but to see that I am specifically and uniquely designed by my Creator for a purpose beyond myself - for the world to see and know that He is God.
"God’s solid foundation still stands, however, with this double inscription: ‘the Lord knows those who belong to him...If a man keeps himself clean from the contaminations of evil he will be a vessel used for honorable purposes, clean and serviceable for the use of the master of the household, all ready, in fact, for any good purpose."
//2 Tim.2:19,21//
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The Word of God I think of as a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can't really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture. ~ E. Elliot
What we say affects our eternal destiny.
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