Quarry Us

Years ago, from a window I watched a couple of our Grands dig holes. PopC had supplied the shovels and they were quite serious about digging. A Puritan prayer reads, "Quarry me deep, dear Lord, and then fill me to overflowing with living water" (The Valley of Vision). The word "quarry" is usually thought of as a place of a large, deep pit; here, however, the word is used as a verb - an action word - to cut into or extract. The condition of man's heart demands a mining of, an extraction of great sinfulness. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9, ESV). It is Christ Who forgives us, cleansing (extracting) all our sin. He then fills us with the joy of His Salvation and restores us to sweet fellowship with Himself. Interestingly, the Grands were just digging holes with no intended purpose except ... to dig holes. Aren't we glad that God's forgiveness don't leave us empty or longing except for more and more of Christ! Perhaps we all need to be quarried more often to enjoy the refreshing filling of Himself. Yes, Lord ... quarry us!