Restoring A Precious Work Of Art
Friday December 6, 2013
None of us likes to admit that anything is wrong in our life and our family. However, when we are all alone, we do know something is wrong, some things aren’t the way they should be. We try our best to hide the blemish or clean things up, sort out our problems and get things in order. However, with even our best efforts, things sometimes don’t improve and occasionally even get worse.
Have you ever tried to fix or clean something and ruined it in the process? You try to wash a stain off a wall and the paint comes with it. You put bleach in the water to remove the dullness in a piece of clothing and end up with unsightly blotches. Unfortunately, that’s what often happens when we try to fix ourselves without God’s knowledge and help.
And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. Romans 7:18, 21 (NIV)
God wants to make us new. God wants to restore and make whole anything that is damaged or broken. God has what it takes to do the job. He has the materials and the complete understanding of all facets of the task needed. God alone has the expertise.
For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. Romans 3:25 (NLT)
In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. 2 Timothy 2:20-21 (NLT)
Two questions for each of us today are, 1) Will we just go on being dirty and broken or are we willing to be cleaned up and made new again? and 2) Will we try to do the job on our own or trust our lives to God, the expert who made us, who knows us, and who knows how to give us back the life we were created to live.
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