March 7th, 2026
The Upward Look, by Jon Forrest
A Matter of Submission
A family living out on the prairie had a buggy with a well-trained horse to pull it. The horse followed every command it was given But one day someone came up with the brilliant idea to train a mule to pull that buggy. The man who was training the mule had a bull whip and knew how to use it. When that mule was hooked up to the buggy, he began to kick. The owners thought that bull whip would teach him otherwise. So, the more he kicked, the more they whipped. And the more they whipped, the more he kicked. It went on for hours. At the end of the day, the mule had learned nothing. The buggy had been kicked to pieces. Are you like the horse or the mule? That mule was not meek. The horse was just as powerful, but he was meek.
When we are meek in spirit, God can direct us and use us. There were two fundamental differences between the horse and the mule. The horse trusted his master; the mule did not. The horse was submitted to his master; the mule was not.
Ephesians 3:20 says, Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
When we are fully submitted to Jesus, he can impower us to do amazing things for him.
This Sunday Josh will be delivering a message to the FCC family titled, Strength Under Control based on Matthew 5:5. Plan to be there and be given this special message Jesus shared in his Sermon on the Mount.
Striving to be under His control,
Jon
A Matter of Submission
A family living out on the prairie had a buggy with a well-trained horse to pull it. The horse followed every command it was given But one day someone came up with the brilliant idea to train a mule to pull that buggy. The man who was training the mule had a bull whip and knew how to use it. When that mule was hooked up to the buggy, he began to kick. The owners thought that bull whip would teach him otherwise. So, the more he kicked, the more they whipped. And the more they whipped, the more he kicked. It went on for hours. At the end of the day, the mule had learned nothing. The buggy had been kicked to pieces. Are you like the horse or the mule? That mule was not meek. The horse was just as powerful, but he was meek.
When we are meek in spirit, God can direct us and use us. There were two fundamental differences between the horse and the mule. The horse trusted his master; the mule did not. The horse was submitted to his master; the mule was not.
Ephesians 3:20 says, Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
When we are fully submitted to Jesus, he can impower us to do amazing things for him.
This Sunday Josh will be delivering a message to the FCC family titled, Strength Under Control based on Matthew 5:5. Plan to be there and be given this special message Jesus shared in his Sermon on the Mount.
Striving to be under His control,
Jon
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