I make no bones about it. I comprehend my being out of the ordinary in how I think, feel, act and react. In no way am I inferring I am good, bad, right or wrong. I am just different. Since my childhood days, I simply (and probably weirdly) perceive God leading me to unique views. A common theme of revelation for me comes from God prodding me that nothing is random or per chance. God thought of everything, and my mortal journey’s delight is to uncover His intricate and symbolic detail. A prime example was last night. It started out a restless endeavor to settle into a peaceful slumber. While I was focused on the answer for getting to sleep, God woke me up with a compound question.
Why do the children of God have fingernails and toenails, and what is God’s message regarding them? Believe me, that inquiry woke me up! Where in Heaven’s name was this leading – certainly not to dozing rest? My room’s nightlight switched over to God’s spotlight. Sunrise was hours away, but the SON’s ray rose to illuminate my understanding.
Finger “NAILS” and toe “NAILS” are not compound words but the compound of living out and sharing our Christian Faith.
Universally, in Christian Faith, the word “NAILS” holds one immediate essence – the Crucifixion. “NAILS” driven through Christ’s hands and feet delivered to us God’s love, forgiveness and redemption. As followers of Christ, we are commissioned to “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”. (Matthew 28: 19-20) Not by coincidence but by God incidence, Christ spoke these words AFTER the “NAILS” were driven through His hands and feet. With new understanding, a smile crossed my lips as I nodded my head and proclaimed, “Got it God!”.
Our fingertips have to reach out and touch others to share God’s love. Our toes have to walk unknown paths to carry God’s Word to those whose souls are lost. What inspiration does God give us for strength and courage to carry out His commission? Could it be that the “NAILS” at the tips of our fingers and toes were created to be the reminder that the “NAILS” that Christ endured became our source of power to lead others into membership in God’s eternal family. Fearing our ability to represent Christ to others or trying to ignore our calling to serve God by serving others is impossible to hide behind, if we recognize our finger “NAILS” and Toe “NAILS” as a remembrance of the Crucifixion “NAILS”.
The proximity of our “NAILS” to the paths (reaching out and travelling to) leading to our fulfillment of God’s commission can bring us needed confidence and security to crack open the window of salvation for souls in need of knowing the reality of Crucifixion “NAILS”.
I challenge you to now ponder for yourself if our finger “NAILS” and toe “NAILS” are accidental outgrowth or God’s inner, intentional reminder that the only way for our hands and feet to reach out and walk others into God’s fold is through sharing Crucifixion “NAILS”?
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 