At one time baskets were the primary method of toting things around. They could be woven from common grasses, and they were very durable. They could be worked tightly and waterproofed, or entwined loosely for good airflow.
Dorothy carried Toto in a basket in The Wizard of Oz. Miriam watched over Moses floating in a basket in the book of Genesis. Movie makers love to show snake charmers teasing cobras out of lidded baskets.
What should we load into our spiritual baskets?
James 5:13 tells us:
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”
We must store away prayer and praise in our baskets.
Acts 16:25 tells us:
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.”
Paul and Silas found room for prayer and songs in their baskets.
Luke 2:14 tells us:
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
The multitude of the heavenly host filled mankind’s baskets with their songs of glory.
Matthew 5:14-16 tells us:
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
When we uncover what’s in our basket, it will be seen by all the world.
Zechariah 9:9 tells us:
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
When we have Jesus in our basket, the rest of the world will begin to shout with us, for he is glorious in all his being, the one who is lifted on high.
Psalm 28:7 tells us:
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
Blessed is the man who opens his basket and finds the Lord inside.
The design of our basket is unimportant. Loose weave? Tight weave? Maybe even waterproofed…it doesn’t matter. What counts is having Jesus inside. That is the important thing.
When we invite Jesus in, praise and glory and peace will also be there.
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