far as the curse is found

i find it so interesting that at christmas in every mall and grocery store you will hear this song - joy to the world - but that one line came into my mind today "He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found". i know it is not christmas, but how can i help it if christmas songs fly through my head, yesterday jingle bells flew through quite a few times. anyway, i had a point.  i think it is great that such a profound truth makes it into the mainstream life at least once a year.

to think that He comes to make His blessings flow far as the curse is found - is SUCH a profound thought. it is true that the sins of the fathers is visited on to the third and fourth generation. but even more importantly, He came to overtake the the curse, as far as it is found, with his blessings.

did you ever see fantasia 2000? you should. the animation for the firebird suite shows a forest overtaken by a fire, the forest is a ruined, charred landscape. then, hope. the firebird flies over the forest and brings the beautiful, green landscape back with her - a green blanket overtaking the scorched darkness.

a simple reminder that there is nothing the enemy can throw at us that the Lord cannot restore. second beauty is better than original beauty. there is a special love that comes to dreams that were stolen, cursed and then restored.

the curse is strong - divorce, abuse, fear, rejection, insecurity - but God is stronger. He sweeps through our charred, broken landscape and scatters His seed of hope and faith. the miracle of re-birth and then the beautiful, restored life emerges. we are stronger for what we have suffered. we are fierce about freedom. a determined, broken army of restored souls ready to seek and save what was lost.

His blessing is flowing, as far as the curse is found.